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Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! – The Beatles: piano chords

Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! by The Beatles uses 13 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

D minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Bb A Dm G Cm Gaug Bb Dm G Gaug Cm Gaug Bb Dm A Dm Dm7 Bb A Dm Gm A Dm Gm A Dm G Cm Gaug Bb Dm G Gaug Cm Gaug Bb Dm A Dm Dm7 Bb A Dm Gm A Dm Dm7 Dm6 A Dm Dm7 Dm6 B Em Em7 C B Em Em7 C B Em G Cm Gaug Bb Dm G Gaug Cm Gaug Bb Dm A Dm Dm7 Bb A Dm Gm A Dm Gm A Dm Dm7 Dm6 A Dm Dm7 Dm6 B Em Em7 C B

Show 13 more chords

Em Em7 C B Em Em7 C B Em Em7 C B Em

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

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

Dm

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

G

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

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

Gaug

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

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

B

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

Em

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

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Questions

Which chords does Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! by The Beatles use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! by The Beatles in?

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

How hard is Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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