# Roadhouse Blues – The Doors: piano chords

Roadhouse Blues by The Doors uses 8 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: E7
- Chorus 1: A7 B C B
- Bridge 1: E7
- Chorus 2: A7 B C C# D D# E

## Questions

### Which chords does Roadhouse Blues by The Doors use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Roadhouse Blues by The Doors in?

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

### How hard is Roadhouse Blues to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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