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Cry For A Shadow – The Beatles: piano chords

Cry For A Shadow by The Beatles uses 11 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G7/F Fadd9 G7/F Fadd9 G7/F Fadd9 D7 G7

Verse 1

C Am C Am C Am C Am F G C Am C Am

Verse 2

C Am C Am C Am C Am F G C Am C

Bridge 1

E7 A7 D7 G7

Verse 3

C Am C Am C Am C Am F G C Am C Am G7/F Fadd9 G7/F Fadd9 G7/F Fadd9 D7 G7

Verse 4

C Am C Am C Am C Am F G C Am C Am

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Verse 5

C Am C Am C Am C Am F G C Am C

Chorus 1

E7 A7 D7 G7

Verse 6

C Am C Am C Am C Am F G C Am C Am G7/F Fadd9 G7/F Fadd9 G7/F Fadd9 D7 G7

Verse 7

C Am C Am C Am C Am F G C C13/C

Chords on the piano

G7

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

Fadd9

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCG — chord toneG
FACG
Practice Fadd9

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

C

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

F

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

G

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

E7

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

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

C13

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
CEGA♯DFA
Practice C13

Questions

Which chords does Cry For A Shadow by The Beatles use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Cry For A Shadow by The Beatles in?

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

How hard is Cry For A Shadow to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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