# Scatman's World – Scatman John: piano chords

Scatman's World by Scatman John uses 12 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm)

## Chord sheet

- Chorus 1: D A Bm F#m G D Em A D A Bm F#m G D Em A D A Bm F#m G D Em A
- Verse 1: D A Bm F#m G D Em A D A Bm F#m G D Em A
- Chorus 2: D A Bm F#m G D Em A D A Bm F#m G D Em A
- Verse 2: D A Bm F#m G D Em A D A Bm F#m G D Em A
- Chorus 3: D A Bm F#m G D Em A D A Bm F#m G D Em A
- Bridge 1: D A Bm F#m G D A D
- Chorus 4: A Bm F#m G D Em A D A Bm F#m G D Em A Bb Eb Bb Cm Gm Ab Eb Fm Bb
- Outro 1: Eb Bb Cm Gm Ab Eb Fm Bb

## Questions

### Which chords does Scatman's World by Scatman John use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Scatman's World by Scatman John in?

The chords fit D major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Scatman's World to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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