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I Can Hear Music – The Beach Boys: piano chords

I Can Hear Music by The Beach Boys uses 7 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D F#m G A Gm Em D7

Chord sheet

D F#m G A D F#m G Gm A G A D Em A D Em A D D7 G Gm D Em A D F#m G A D F#m G Gm A G A D A D

Chords on the piano

D

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

F#m

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

G

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

A

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

Gm

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

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

D7

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

Questions

Which chords does I Can Hear Music by The Beach Boys use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I Can Hear Music 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 I Can Hear Music to play on the piano?

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

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