The Beach Boys

Friends – The Beach Boys: piano chords

Friends by The Beach Boys uses 24 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Gm F A7 D7 E7 G7 Bb C D Em Bm F#m G G#dim D/A D6 B D7/C A E

Chord sheet

Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Gm F Gm F A7 D7 E7 G7 A7 Bb C D Em Bm Em A7 D F#m G G#dim D/A D Bb D6 B D7/C Gmaj7 A7 D C Bb A G E D

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Dmaj7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
DF♯AC♯
Practice Dmaj7

Gmaj7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
GBDF♯
Practice Gmaj7

D#maj7

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
D♯GA♯D
Practice D#maj7

G#maj7

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
G♯CD♯G
Practice G#maj7

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

A#

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

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Questions

Which chords does Friends by The Beach Boys use?

Different chords: 24. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Friends by The Beach Boys in?

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

How hard is Friends to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (24), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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