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Three Cool Cats – The Coasters: piano chords

Three Cool Cats by The Coasters uses 7 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

G7 C7 Fm F Eb7 Db C

Chord sheet

Verse 1

G7 C7 Fm G7 C7 Fm G7 C7 Fm G7 C7 Fm G7 C7 Fm G7 C7 Fm

Verse 2

G7 C7 Fm G7 C7 Fm G7 C7 Fm G7 C7 Fm G7 C7 Fm G7 C7 Fm

Chorus 1

F Eb7 Db C F Eb7 Db C

Verse 3

G7 C7 Fm G7 C7 Fm G7 C7 Fm G7 C7 Fm G7 C7 Fm G7 C7 Fm

Chords on the piano

G7

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

C7

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

Fm

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
FG♯C
Practice Fm

F

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

D#7

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭
D♯GA♯C♯
Practice D#7

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

C

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

Questions

Which chords does Three Cool Cats by The Coasters use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Three Cool Cats by The Coasters in?

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

How hard is Three Cool Cats to play on the piano?

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

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