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Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys: piano chords

Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys uses 11 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Dm C Bb A F G D E F#m B E7

Chord sheet

Verse 1

Dm C Bb A Dm C Bb A Dm C Bb A Dm C Bb A C

Chorus 1

F G A F Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb G C G C G C G C A D A D A D A D

Verse 2

Dm C Bb A Dm C Bb A C

Chorus 2

F Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb G C G C G C G C A D A D A D A D

Bridge 1

A D A E F#m B E F#m B E F#m B E F#m B E F#m B E E7 A D A D A D A D G C G C G C G C F Bb F Bb F G A G

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

A#

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

A

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

F

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

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

D

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

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

F#m

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

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

Questions

Which chords does Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys in?

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

How hard is Good Vibrations to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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