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Blue Jay Way – The Beatles: piano chords

Blue Jay Way by The Beatles uses 5 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C C6 Cmaj7 Cadd9 Cdim

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 Cadd9 C Cmaj7 C

Verse 1

Cdim C Cdim C

Chorus 1

C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 C Cmaj7 C6 C C

Verse 2

Cdim C Cdim C

Chorus 2

C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 C Cmaj7 C6 C C

Verse 3

Cdim C Cdim C

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Chorus 3

C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 C Cmaj7 C6 C C

Chorus 4

C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Chorus 5

C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Chorus 6

C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Chorus 7

C

Chords on the piano

C

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

C6

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
CEGA
Practice C6

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Cadd9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGD — chord toneD
CEGD
Practice Cadd9

Cdim

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

Questions

Which chords does Blue Jay Way by The Beatles use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Blue Jay Way by The Beatles in?

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

How hard is Blue Jay Way to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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