Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

The Fool On The Hill – Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66: piano chords

The Fool On The Hill by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 uses 15 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A A6 Asus2 A Bm7 E7

Verse 1

Amaj7 Bm7 A F#m7 Bm7 D E A F#m7 D E Am Dm Am G7 Dsus4 Dm7 B7 A

Instrumental 1

A6 Asus2 A Bm7 E7

Verse 2

Amaj7 Bm7 A F#m7 Bm7 D E A F#m7 D E Am Dm Am G7 Dsus4 Dm7 B7 A

Instrumental 2

A6 Asus2 A Bm7 E7

Verse 3

Amaj7 Bm7 A F#m7 Bm7 D E A F#m7 D E Am Dm Am G7 Dsus4 Dm7 B7 A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

A6

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEF♯ — chord toneF♯
AC♯EF♯
Practice A6

Asus2

A — bass noteAB — chord toneBE — chord toneE
ABE
Practice Asus2

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

Amaj7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
AC♯EG♯
Practice Amaj7

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Questions

Which chords does The Fool On The Hill by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 use?

Different chords: 15. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is The Fool On The Hill by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 in?

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

How hard is The Fool On The Hill to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (15), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.