# Hey Jude – The Beatles: piano chords

Hey Jude by The Beatles uses 9 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: E B E B7 E A E B E B E B7 E A E B E E7 A Am F#m F#m7 B E E7 A Am F#m F#m7 B E D A E

## Questions

### Which chords does Hey Jude by The Beatles use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Hey Jude by The Beatles in?

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

### How hard is Hey Jude to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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