# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Gb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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

## 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.

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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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