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Drive My Car – The Beatles: piano chords

Drive My Car 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

D7

Verse 1

G7 D7 G7 D7 G7 A

Verse 2

Bm G7 Bm G7 Bm E7 Am D G A D7 Dmaj D7 Dmaj D7 G7 A

Verse 3

D7 G7 D7 G7 Bm G7 G D

Verse 4

G7 D G7 Bm G7 G D

Bridge 1

D7

Outro 1

A7 D7 G A7 D7 G A7 D7 G A7 D7 G A7 D7 G A7 D7 G

Chords on the piano

D7

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

G7

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

A

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

Bm

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

E7

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

Am

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

D

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

G

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

A7

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

Questions

Which chords does Drive My Car by The Beatles use?

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

What key is Drive My Car 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 Drive My Car 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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