The Left Banke

Walk Away Renee – The Left Banke: piano chords

Walk Away Renee by The Left Banke uses 17 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
F major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Bb F/A Gm F C/E Eb6 Gm/D Dbdim F/C Bb/D G7 Dm C Db Dm7/C Bm7 Bbdim

Chord sheet

Bb F/A Gm F C/E Eb6 Gm/D Dbdim F/C Bb/D Bb G7 F Dm Bb F C F Dm Bb F/A Bb F/A Gm F C/E Eb6 Gm/D Dbdim F/C Bb/D Bb G7 F Dm Bb F C F Dm Bb F/A Bb F/A Gm F Dm Db Dm7/C Bm7 Bbdim F/A Bb G7 F Dm Bb F C F Dm Bb F/A Bb F/A Gm F C/E Eb6 Gm/D Dbdim F/C Bb/D Bb G7 F Dm Bb F C F Dm Bb F/A Bb F/A Gm F

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A#

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

F

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

Gm

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

C

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

D#6

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭C — chord toneC
D♯GA♯C
Practice D#6

C#dim

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
C♯EG
Practice C#dim

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

C#

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

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

Questions

Which chords does Walk Away Renee by The Left Banke use?

Different chords: 17. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Walk Away Renee by The Left Banke in?

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

How hard is Walk Away Renee to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (17), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.