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That Means A Lot – The Beatles: piano chords

That Means A Lot by The Beatles uses 8 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E Am F#m7 B G A C#m G#m

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E Am E Am F#m7 B G Am G F#m7 B E A B E Am E Am F#m7 B G Am G F#m7 B E A B E C#m E B C#m G#m E Am E Am F#m7 B G Am G F#m7 B E A B E C#m E C#m E C#m

Chords on the piano

E

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

Am

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

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

B

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

G

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

A

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

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

Questions

Which chords does That Means A Lot by The Beatles use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is That Means A Lot 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 That Means A Lot to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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