The Chords

Sh-Boom – The Chords: piano chords

Sh-Boom by The Chords uses 9 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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F major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

F Dm Gm C7 Bb Am A D7 G

Chord sheet

F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Bb C7 Am F A D7 G Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm

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Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7 F Bb C7 Am F

Chords on the piano

F

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

Dm

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

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Am

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

A

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

D7

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

G

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

Questions

Which chords does Sh-Boom by The Chords use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Sh-Boom by The Chords in?

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

How hard is Sh-Boom to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.