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Dig A Pony – The Beatles: piano chords

Dig A Pony by The Beatles uses 10 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G D A G D A G D A G E/G#

Verse 1

A D/A A D/A A F#m Bm G7 Bm G7 E

Verse 2

A D/A A D/A A F#m Bm G7 Bm G7 E

Chorus 1

G D A G D A

Verse 3

F#m Bm G7 Bm G7 E

Verse 4

A D/A A D/A A F#m Bm G7 Bm G7 E

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Chorus 2

G D A G D A

Solo 1

F#m Bm G7 Bm G7 E7

Verse 5

A D/A A D/A A F#m Bm G7 Bm G7 E

Verse 6

A D/A A D/A A F#m Bm G7 Bm G7 E

Chorus 3

G D A G D A

Outro 1

G D A G D A G D A G E/G# A

Chords on the piano

G

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

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

G7

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

E7

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

Questions

Which chords does Dig A Pony by The Beatles use?

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

What key is Dig A Pony by The Beatles in?

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

How hard is Dig A Pony to play on the piano?

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

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