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The End – The Beatles: piano chords

The End by The Beatles uses 14 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A D B E B/F# A7 D7 G F Dm C D/C Eb/C F/C

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A D B E A D A

Verse 1

D B E A B/F# A7 D7 A7 D7 A7 D7 A7 D7 A7 D7 A7 D7 A7 D7 A7 D7 A7 D7 A7 D7 A7 D7 A7 D7 A7 D7 A7 D7

Outro 1

A G F Dm G C D/C Eb/C F/C C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A

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

D

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

B

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

E

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

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

G

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

C

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

Questions

Which chords does The End by The Beatles use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is The End 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 The End to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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