# This Boy – The Beatles: piano chords

This Boy by The Beatles uses 8 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: D Bm Em A7 D7 G F# E D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D D7 G F# Bm D G E A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D

## Questions

### Which chords does This Boy by The Beatles use?

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

### What key is This Boy by The Beatles in?

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

### How hard is This Boy 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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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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