# Only A Northern Song – The Beatles: piano chords

Only A Northern Song by The Beatles uses 7 chords in B minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Outro 1: A Bm E D G C# F#
- Verse 6: A Bm E D
- Verse 7: A Bm E D
- Chorus 3: E Bm G C# F# Bm F# D A E
- Instrumental 2: A Bm E D
- Chorus 4: E Bm G C# F# Bm F# D A E
- Verse 8: A Bm E D
- Instrumental 3: E Bm G C# F# Bm F#
- Outro 2: D A E

## Questions

### Which chords does Only A Northern Song by The Beatles use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Only A Northern Song by The Beatles in?

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

### How hard is Only A Northern Song to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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