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Deacon Blues – Steely Dan: piano chords

Deacon Blues by Steely Dan uses 34 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Dmaj7 Ebmaj7 G6 F13 G/A D13 Fmaj9 Am7 Bb13 E7 B7 G13 Gmaj7/A A13 Gm7 Bbmaj7/C C/E D9 Fmaj7/G F/G Em7 Dm7 Bbmaj9 Fmaj7 Cmaj13 Gmaj13 Ebmaj13 Em A9 C/F D/G Dm/B

Chord sheet

Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7 Ebmaj7 G6 F13 G/A F13 G6 F13 G/A D13 Fmaj9 Am7 Bb13 E7 B7 E7 G13 F13 G/A G13 F13 Gmaj7/A A13 Fmaj9 Am7 Gm7 Bbmaj7/C Fmaj9 C/E D9 Fmaj7/G F/G Am7 Em7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Fmaj7 C/E Fmaj9 Am7 Em7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Fmaj7 C/E Fmaj9 Am7 Em7 Dmaj7 Cmaj13 Ebmaj7 Gmaj13 F13 G/A F13 Gmaj13 F13 G/A D13 Fmaj9 Am7 Bb13 E7 B7 E7 Gmaj13 F13 G/A Gmaj13 F13 Gmaj7/A A13 Fmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Bbmaj7/C Fmaj9 C/E D9 Fmaj7/G F/G Am7 Em7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Bbmaj9 Am7

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G6 Fmaj7 C/E Fmaj9 Am7 Em7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Fmaj7 C/E Fmaj9 Am7 Em7 Dmaj7 Cmaj13 Ebmaj13 Cmaj7 Em A13 G13 Em7 A9 C/F D/G Cmaj7 Em A13 G13 Em7 A9 C/F D/G Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7 Ebmaj7 G6 F13 G/A Gmaj13 Gmaj7/A A13 Fmaj9 Am7 Gm7 Bbmaj7/C Fmaj9 C/E D9 Fmaj7/G F/G Am7 Em7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Fmaj7 C/E Fmaj9 Am7 Em7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Fmaj7 C/E Fmaj9 Am7 Em7 Dmaj7 Cmaj13 Ebmaj13 G6 F13 G/A Gmaj13 F13 G/A Fmaj9 Am7 Bb13 E7 B7 E7 G6 F13 G/A Gmaj13 F13 G/A Fmaj9 Am7 Bb13 E7 B7 Dm/B E7 G6 F13 G/A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

G6

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GBDE
Practice G6

F13

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
FACD♯GA♯D
Practice F13

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Fmaj9

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
FACEG
Practice Fmaj9

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

E7

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

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Questions

Which chords does Deacon Blues by Steely Dan use?

Different chords: 34. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Deacon Blues by Steely Dan in?

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

How hard is Deacon Blues to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (34), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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