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Chains – The Beatles: piano chords

Chains by The Beatles uses 10 chords in Bb major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
Bb major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Bb Eb9 F9 F Bb6 Bb7 Eb Eb7 F7 Ebm

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Bb

Chorus 1

Eb9 Bb F9 Eb9 Bb F

Verse 1

Bb Bb6 Bb Bb6 Bb Bb7 Eb9 F9 Eb9 F9 Eb9 F9 Bb Bb6 Bb Bb7 F9 Eb9 Bb Bb7

Verse 2

Eb Eb7 Eb Eb7 Eb Eb7 Eb Eb7 Bb Bb6 Bb Bb7 Eb Eb7 Eb Eb7 Eb Eb7 Eb Eb7 F F7

Chorus 2

Bb Eb9 F9 Eb9 F9 Eb9 F9 Bb Bb6 Bb Bb7 F9 Eb9 Bb Bb7

Verse 3

Eb Eb7 Eb Eb7 Eb Eb7 Eb Eb7 Bb Bb6 Bb Bb7 Eb Eb7 Eb Eb7 Eb Eb7 Eb Eb7 F F7

Chorus 3

Bb Eb9 F9 Eb9 F9 Eb9 F9 Bb Bb6 Bb Bb7 F9 Eb9 Bb Bb7 Bb Eb Ebm Bb

Chords on the piano

A#

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

D#9

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneF
D♯GA♯C♯F
Practice D#9

F9

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
FACD♯G
Practice F9

F

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

A#6

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFG — chord toneG
A♯DFG
Practice A#6

A#7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯DFG♯
Practice A#7

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

D#7

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭
D♯GA♯C♯
Practice D#7

F7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
FACD♯
Practice F7

D#m

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯
D♯F♯A♯
Practice D#m

Questions

Which chords does Chains by The Beatles use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Chains by The Beatles in?

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

How hard is Chains to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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