# My Old School – Steely Dan: piano chords

My Old School by Steely Dan uses 8 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [C#dim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpdim)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: G Em C D G Em C D G C D
- Chorus 1: G Em G Em C D Am7 Bm7 Em D Am7 Bm7 G D Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 D Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em7
- Verse 2: G Em C D G Em C D G
- Chorus 2: C D G Em G Em C D Am7 Bm7 Em D Am7 Bm7 G D Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 D Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 D Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 C C#dim D G Am7 Bm7 Em7 D Am7 Bm7 Em7 D G
- Verse 3: Em C D G Em C D G C D G Em G Em C D Am7 Bm7 Em D Am7 Bm7 G D Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 D Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 D Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 D Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 D Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em7

## Questions

### Which chords does My Old School by Steely Dan use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is My Old School by Steely Dan in?

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

### How hard is My Old School to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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