The Beatles

Revolution 1 – The Beatles: piano chords

Revolution 1 by The Beatles uses 10 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 E/B

Verse 1

A D/A D6/A A D/A E/B Bm E/B Bm G A F# E

Chorus 1

E/B A D/A A D/A A D/A E/B

Verse 2

A D/A A D/A E/B Bm E/B Bm G A F# E

Chorus 2

E/B A D/A A D/A A D/A E/B

Verse 3

A D/A A D/A E/B Bm E/B Bm G A F# E

Chorus 3

E/B A D/A D A D/A A D/A E/B

Outro 1

A D A D

Chords on the piano

A

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

A6

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEF♯ — chord toneF♯
AC♯EF♯
Practice A6

E

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

D

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

D6

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAB — chord toneB
DF♯AB
Practice D6

Bm

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

G

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

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

Questions

Which chords does Revolution 1 by The Beatles use?

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

What key is Revolution 1 by The Beatles in?

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

How hard is Revolution 1 to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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