The Everly Brothers

Let It Be Me – The Everly Brothers: piano chords

Let It Be Me by The Everly Brothers uses 16 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

G D/F# D D#dim Em C Dsus4 D7 Bm/D Bm G/B Am7 B B7 Asus4 G6

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G D/F# D D#dim Em C Dsus4 D7

Verse 1

G D/F# D D#dim Em Bm/D Bm C G/B Am7 D7 G

Verse 2

D/F# D D#dim Em Bm/D Bm C G/B Am7 D7 G

Verse 3

C Bm C Bm Am7 G/B G C Am7 B B7

Verse 4

G D/F# D D#dim Em Bm/D Bm C G/B Am7 D7 G

Verse 5

C Bm C Bm Am7 G/B G C Am7 B B7

Verse 6

G D/F# D D#dim Em Bm/D Bm C G/B Am7 Asus4 D7 G6

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G

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

D

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

D#dim

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
D♯F♯A
Practice D#dim

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

C

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

D7

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

Questions

Which chords does Let It Be Me by The Everly Brothers use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Let It Be Me by The Everly Brothers in?

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

How hard is Let It Be Me to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (16), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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