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Teddy Boy – The Beatles: piano chords

Teddy Boy by The Beatles uses 12 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D A Am Em G B7 C#7 F# C# C#m G#m E

Chord sheet

D A Am Em G A D A Am Em G A B7 C#7 F# C# C#m G#m B7 C#7 F# B7 E A F# B7 E D F# B7 E A F# B7 E D A Am Em G A D A Am Em G A B7 C#7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

D

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

A

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

G

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

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

C#7

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭B — chord toneB
C♯FG♯B
Practice C#7

F#

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

C#

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

E

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

Questions

Which chords does Teddy Boy by The Beatles use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Teddy Boy 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 Teddy Boy to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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