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Carry That Weight – The Beatles: piano chords

Carry That Weight by The Beatles uses 13 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C G G7 G/B Am7 Dsus4 Dm7 Csus4 Fmaj7 Bdim7 E7 Am A

Chord sheet

Chorus 1

C G C G G7 C G/B

Bridge 1

Am7 Dsus4 Dm7 G7 Csus4 C Fmaj7 Bdim7 E7 Am

Bridge 2

Am7 Dsus4 Dm7 G7 Csus4 C Fmaj7 Bdim7 E7 Am7 G C G

Chorus 2

C G C G C G/B A C G/B A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

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

G

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

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

Dsus4

D — bass noteDG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
DGA
Practice Dsus4

Dm7

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

Csus4

C — bass noteCF — chord toneFG — chord toneG
CFG
Practice Csus4

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

Bdim7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF — chord toneFG♯ — chord toneG♯
BDFG♯
Practice Bdim7

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

Questions

Which chords does Carry That Weight by The Beatles use?

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

What key is Carry That Weight by The Beatles in?

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

How hard is Carry That Weight 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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