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I Want You (She's So Heavy) – The Beatles: piano chords

I Want You (She's So Heavy) by The Beatles uses 9 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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D minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Cm G Bb Dm A Dm/C A7 Gm E7

Chord sheet

Verse 1

Cm G Bb Dm G Cm G Bb Dm A Dm Dm/C Bb A7 Dm Bb A Dm Gm A7 Dm G

Verse 2

Cm G Bb Dm G Cm G Bb Dm A Dm Dm/C Bb A7 Dm Bb A Dm

Verse 3

Cm G Bb Dm G Cm G Bb Dm A Dm Dm/C Bb A7 Dm Bb A Dm

Verse 4

E7 Bb A Dm E7 Bb A

Chords on the piano

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

G

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

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

A

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

A7

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

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

E7

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

Questions

Which chords does I Want You (She's So Heavy) by The Beatles use?

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

What key is I Want You (She's So Heavy) by The Beatles in?

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

How hard is I Want You (She's So Heavy) 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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