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Lovely Rita – The Beatles: piano chords

Lovely Rita by The Beatles uses 9 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A G D C Bm E7 A7 F E

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A G D A G D A

Verse 1

D C G D A Bm E7 A7 D G C F D A7 D G C F D A7 D Bm E A

Verse 2

D C G D A Bm E7 A G D A

Solo 1

D C G D A Bm E7 A7

Verse 3

D G C F D A7 D G C F D A7 D Bm E A

Verse 4

D C G D A Bm E7 A G D A G D A

Chords on the piano

A

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

G

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

D

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

C

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

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

A7

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

F

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

E

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

Questions

Which chords does Lovely Rita by The Beatles use?

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

What key is Lovely Rita 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 Lovely Rita 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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