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Barbara Ann – The Beach Boys: piano chords

Barbara Ann by The Beach Boys uses 19 chords in Ab major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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Ab major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

G# C#/G# C#6 A#m7 F# D#m/F# D#7 G#/D# D#m C#/D# D#/C# F#/C# A#/G# D#/G G#/F# C# E7 D/E Caug

Chord sheet

Verse 1

G# C#/G# G# C#6 G# C#/G# G# A#m7 F# D#m/F# D#7 G#/D# D#m C#/D# D#/C# C#/G# G#

Verse 2

C#/G# G# C#6 G# C#/G# G# A#m7 F#/C# D#m/F# D#7 G#/D# D#m C#/D# D#/C# C#/G# G#

Outro 1

A#/G# D#/G G#/F# C# E7 D/E G# D#m C#/D# D#/C# C#/G# G# Caug C#/G# F# C#/G# G#/D# C# F# C#

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

C#6

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭B♭ — chord toneB♭
C♯FG♯A♯
Practice C#6

A#m7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯C♯FG♯
Practice A#m7

F#

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

D#m

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

D#7

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭
D♯GA♯C♯
Practice D#7

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

E7

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

Questions

Which chords does Barbara Ann by The Beach Boys use?

Different chords: 19. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Barbara Ann by The Beach Boys in?

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

How hard is Barbara Ann to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (19), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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