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I Fought the Law – The Clash: piano chords

I Fought the Law by The Clash uses 5 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
G major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

G D Em7 C7 C

Chord sheet

Verse 1

G D Em7 C7 G D Em7 C

Chorus 1

G D Em7 C7 D G D Em7 C7 Em7 D C7 D G

Verse 2

D Em7 C7 G D Em7 C

Chorus 2

G D Em7 C7 D G D Em7 C7 Em7 D C7 D G

Bridge 1

C D G C D G C D G C D

Chorus 3

G D Em7 C7 D G D Em7 C7 Em7 D C7 D G

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Verse 3

D Em7 C G D Em7 C

Chorus 4

G D Em7 C7 D G D Em7 C7 Em7 D C7 D G

Chorus 5

D Em7 C7 D G D Em7 C7 Em7 D C7 D G

Chords on the piano

G

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

D

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

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

C7

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

C

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

Questions

Which chords does I Fought the Law by The Clash use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I Fought the Law by The Clash in?

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

How hard is I Fought the Law to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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