The Four Lads

Istanbul (Not Constantinople) – The Four Lads: piano chords

Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads uses 9 chords in F minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
F minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Fm Gb C F Bbm Gm Ab Db Bb

Chord sheet

Fm Gb C Fm Gb Fm C Fm C Fm C F Bbm Fm C Fm C F C Fm Gm Ab Db C Fm Db C F Bb C Fm F Db Fm C Fm C F C Fm Gb Fm Gb Fm C Fm C Fm Gm Ab Db C Fm Db C F Bb C Fm F Db Fm C Fm C F C Fm F

Chords on the piano

Fm

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

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

C

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

F

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

A#m

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneF
A♯C♯F
Practice A#m

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

C#

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

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Questions

Which chords does Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads in?

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

How hard is Istanbul (Not Constantinople) to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.