# Hey Nineteen – Steely Dan: piano chords

Hey Nineteen by Steely Dan uses 21 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[C#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharp7), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [Bm9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm9), [A9](https://pianokitty.com/c/A9), [Dmaj9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj9), [G9](https://pianokitty.com/c/G9), [C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [F/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [Gmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [Bbmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj7), [Gadd9/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gadd9), [G13](https://pianokitty.com/c/G13)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: C#7 F#m7 Bm9 F#m7 Bm9 F#m7 A9 Dmaj9 G9 F#m7 C#m7 Am7 D D/F# G D D/F# G A7 D D/F# G D D/F# G F/G G/A D D/F# G D D/F# G A7 D D/F# G Bm7 C#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Bm9 F#m7 Bm9 F#m7 A9 Dmaj9 G9 F#m7 C#m7 Am7 D D/F# G D D/F# G A7 D D/F# G D D/F# G F/G G/A D D/F# G D D/F# G A7 D D/F# G Bm7 C#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Bm9 F#m7 Bm9 F#m7 A9 Dmaj9 G9 F#m7 C#m7 Am7 Em Cm7 Bbmaj7 Gadd9/A D D/F# G D D/F# G A7 D D/F# G D D/F# G F/G G/A D D/F# G D D/F# G A7 D D/F# G D D/F# G A7 D D/F# G D D/F# G D D/F# G D D/F# G A7 D D/F# G D D/F# G D D/F# G D D/F# G A7 D D/F# G D D/F# G D D/F# G Bm7 C#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Bm9 F#m7 Bm9 F#m7 A9 Dmaj9 G13 F#m7 C#m7 Am7 D D/F# G D D/F# G A7 D D/F# G D D/F# G F/G G/A D D/F# G D D/F# G A7 D D/F# G D D/F# G F/G G/A

## Questions

### Which chords does Hey Nineteen by Steely Dan use?

Different chords: 21. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Hey Nineteen by Steely Dan in?

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

### How hard is Hey Nineteen to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (21), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=C%237+F%23m7+Bm9+F%23m7+Bm9+F%23m7+A9+Dmaj9+G9+F%23m7+C%23m7+Am7+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+A7+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+F%2FG+G%2FA+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+A7+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm7+C%23m7+Gmaj7+F%23m7+Bm9+F%23m7+Bm9+F%23m7+A9+Dmaj9+G9+F%23m7+C%23m7+Am7+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+A7+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+F%2FG+G%2FA+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+A7+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm7+C%23m7+Gmaj7+F%23m7+Bm9+F%23m7+Bm9+F%23m7+A9+Dmaj9+G9+F%23m7+C%23m7+Am7+Em+Cm7+Bbmaj7+Gadd9%2FA+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+A7+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+F%2FG+G%2FA+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+A7+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+A7+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+A7+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+A7+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm7+C%23m7+Gmaj7+F%23m7+Bm9+F%23m7+Bm9+F%23m7+A9+Dmaj9+G13+F%23m7+C%23m7+Am7+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+A7+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+F%2FG+G%2FA+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+A7+D+D%2FF%23+G+D+D%2FF%23+G+F%2FG+G%2FA&seq=inOrder&title=Steely+Dan+-+Hey+Nineteen)

[Piano chords for popular songs](https://pianokitty.com/songs/browse)

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.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/steely-dan/hey-nineteen