# Revolution 1 – The Beatles: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A6](https://pianokitty.com/c/A6), [E/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D6/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/D6), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## 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

## 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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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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