# Kid Charlemagne – Steely Dan: piano chords

Kid Charlemagne by Steely Dan uses 25 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[Cmaj](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [F13/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/F13), [Bb13](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp13), [F6](https://pianokitty.com/c/F6), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [F/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bdim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bdim), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [C6/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/C6), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [D6](https://pianokitty.com/c/D6), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [Bm7/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Emaj](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D6/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/D6)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Cmaj
- Verse 1: Am G6 F13/F Bb13 Am G6 F13/F Bb13 F6 G Am G6 Dm7 G6 F6 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7
- Instrumental 1: Cmaj
- Verse 2: Am G6 F13/F Bb13 Am G6 F13/F Bb13 F6 G Am G6 Dm7 G6 F6 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7
- Chorus 1: Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 F7 G7 Cmaj
- Verse 3: Am G6 F13/F Bb13 Am G6 F13/F Bb13 F6 G Am G6 Dm7 G6 F6 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7
- Chorus 2: Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 F7 G7 Cmaj
- Instrumental 2: A7 Dm7 F/C Bdim E7 Am G6 Fmaj7 C6/E Dm7 B7 Em7 D6 Cmaj7 Em7 Bm7/E Am G6 F13/F Bb13 F G Am G6 Dm7 G6 F6 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 Cmaj
- Verse 4: Am G6 F13/F Bb13 Am G6 F13/F Bb13 F6 G Am G6 Dm7 G6 F6 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7
- Chorus 3: Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7 F7 G7 Cmaj
- Outro 1: Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Em7 Cmaj Am G6 F13/F Bb13 F6 G Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 F7 G7 C7 Emaj A7 F/C B7 E7 D6 Cmaj7 D6/E F

## Questions

### Which chords does Kid Charlemagne by Steely Dan use?

Different chords: 25. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Kid Charlemagne 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 Kid Charlemagne to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (25), 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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