The Monkees

Last Train to Clarksville – The Monkees: piano chords

Last Train to Clarksville by The Monkees uses 11 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

G G7/F G6/E G/D C7 C7/G D D/A D7 D7/A Fadd9

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D

Verse 1

G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7

Verse 2

G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 D D/A D7 D7/A G G7/F G6/E G/D

Verse 3

G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7

Bridge 1

G Fadd9 G Fadd9

Verse 4

G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 D D/A D7 D7/A G Fadd9 G Fadd9 G Fadd9 G Fadd9 G Fadd9 G Fadd9 G Fadd9 G Fadd9

Verse 5

G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 C7/G C7 D D/A D7 D7/A G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D G G7/F G6/E G/D

Chords on the piano

G

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

G7

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

G6

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GBDE
Practice G6

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

D

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

D7

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

Fadd9

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCG — chord toneG
FACG
Practice Fadd9

Questions

Which chords does Last Train to Clarksville by The Monkees use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Last Train to Clarksville by The Monkees in?

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

How hard is Last Train to Clarksville to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.