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With A Little Help From My Friends – The Beatles: piano chords

With A Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles uses 10 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E B F#m D A C#m F# E/D E/C# C

Chord sheet

E B F#m B E B F#m B E D A E D A E D A E B C#m F# E D A C#m F# E D A E/D E/C# E C E/D E

Chords on the piano

E

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

B

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

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

D

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

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

F#

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

C

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

Questions

Which chords does With A Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles use?

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

What key is With A Little Help From My Friends 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 With A Little Help From My Friends to play on the piano?

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

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