# Runnin' Blue – The Doors: piano chords

Runnin' Blue by The Doors uses 8 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: Am G Am G Bm A C Bm A C Bm A D A E7 A D A E7 A D A E7 A D A E7 A C A G A C A G Dm Am E7 Am Dm Am C D

## Questions

### Which chords does Runnin' Blue by The Doors use?

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

### What key is Runnin' Blue by The Doors in?

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

### How hard is Runnin' Blue 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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