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Needles and Pins – Smokie: piano chords

Needles and Pins by Smokie uses 11 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A A6 A9 E F#m D C#m B C# Bm F#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A A6 A A6 A9 E A A6 A9 A F#m A F#m A A6 A A6 A9 F#m D E A F#m A F#m A A6 A A6 A9 F#m D E C#m B B A C# Bm F# 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

A9

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
AC♯EGB
Practice A9

E

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

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

D

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

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Questions

Which chords does Needles and Pins by Smokie use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Needles and Pins by Smokie in?

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

How hard is Needles and Pins to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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