The Blues Brothers

Soul Man – The Blues Brothers: piano chords

Soul Man by The Blues Brothers uses 14 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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E major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

E D G A B7 E7 C B F Eb Ab Bb C7 F7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E D G A B7 E E7

Chorus 1

E D E D E A B7

Verse 1

E7

Chorus 2

E D E D E A B7

Verse 2

E7

Chorus 3

E D E D E A B7

Verse 3

C G A B C F Eb Ab Bb C7 F Eb Ab Bb C7

Chorus 4

F7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

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

D

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

G

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

A

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

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

E7

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

C

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

F

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

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

Questions

Which chords does Soul Man by The Blues Brothers use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Soul Man by The Blues Brothers in?

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

How hard is Soul Man to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.