# Chains – The Beatles: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Eb9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp9), [F9](https://pianokitty.com/c/F9), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp6), [Bb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Eb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp7), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [Ebm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm)

## 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

## 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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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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