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Roll Over Beethoven – The Beatles: piano chords

Roll Over Beethoven by The Beatles uses 10 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E A E B E

Verse 1

A E A E A B E

Verse 2

A E A E A B E

Verse 3

A E A B E D C A# G# F# E C A E C A G G# A A# B C C# D G D G A D G D G A D B

Verse 4

E A E A E B E A E A B E

Outro 1

A E A B E C D E

Chords on the piano

E

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

A

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

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

D

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

C

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

A#

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

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

F#

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

G

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

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

Questions

Which chords does Roll Over Beethoven by The Beatles use?

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

What key is Roll Over Beethoven by The Beatles in?

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

How hard is Roll Over Beethoven to play on the piano?

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

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