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Your Mother Should Know – The Beatles: piano chords

Your Mother Should Know by The Beatles uses 12 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Am Fmaj7 A7 Dm G7 C C/B D7 E7 E Dm/F Dm/G

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Am

Verse 1

Fmaj7 A7 Dm G7 C C/B A7 D7 G7 C E7

Verse 2

Am Fmaj7 A7 Dm G7 C C/B A7 D7 G7 C E Am Fmaj7 Dm/F Dm/G C E7

Verse 3

Am Fmaj7 A7 Dm G7 C C/B A7 D7 G7 C A7 D7 G7 C E Am Fmaj7 Dm/F Dm/G C E7

Verse 4

Am Fmaj7 A7 Dm G7 C C/B A7 D7 G7 C

Outro 1

A7 D7 G7 C A7 D7 G7 C

Chords on the piano

Am

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

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

A7

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

Dm

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

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

C

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

D7

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

E7

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

E

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

Questions

Which chords does Your Mother Should Know by The Beatles use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Your Mother Should Know by The Beatles in?

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

How hard is Your Mother Should Know to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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