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While My Guitar Gently Weeps – The Beatles: piano chords

While My Guitar Gently Weeps by The Beatles uses 10 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C Am Am7/G Am6 F# F G D E7 A

Chord sheet

C Am Am7/G Am6 F# F Am G D E7 F A C Am Am7/G Am6 F# F Am G D E7 Am Am7/G Am6 F# F Am G C E7 Am6 F# F D E7

Chords on the piano

C

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

Am

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

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

Am6

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEF♯ — chord toneF♯
ACEF♯
Practice Am6

F#

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

F

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

G

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

D

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

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

A

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

Questions

Which chords does While My Guitar Gently Weeps by The Beatles use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is While My Guitar Gently Weeps by The Beatles in?

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

How hard is While My Guitar Gently Weeps to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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