# The End – The Beatles: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Eb/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [F/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## 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

## 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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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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