Tame Impala

Let It Happen – Tame Impala: piano chords

Let It Happen by Tame Impala uses 9 chords in C# minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
C# minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A F#m G#sus4 D#m B C# F# C#sus4 Emaj7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A F#m G#sus4

Verse 1

A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4

Chorus 1

D#m B C# F# D#m B C# F# D#m B C# F# D#m B C# C#sus4 A F#m G#sus4

Verse 2

A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4 A F#m

Chorus 2

D#m B C# F# D#m B C# F# D#m B C# F# D#m B C# F#

Solo 1

A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4

Verse 3

A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4

Outro 1

A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4 A F#m G#sus4 Emaj7 A F#m G#sus4 A F#m Emaj7 A F#m

Chords on the piano

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

F#m

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

G#sus4

G♯ — bass noteG♯C♯ — chord toneC♯D♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯C♯D♯
Practice G#sus4

D#m

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯
D♯F♯A♯
Practice D#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#

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

C#sus4

C♯ — bass noteC♯F♯ — chord toneF♯G♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯F♯G♯
Practice C#sus4

Emaj7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
EG♯BD♯
Practice Emaj7

Questions

Which chords does Let It Happen by Tame Impala use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Let It Happen by Tame Impala in?

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

How hard is Let It Happen to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.