# Sway – The Rolling Stones: piano chords

Sway by The Rolling Stones uses 3 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: A E A B A
- Verse 1: E B A E B A E B A
- Chorus 1: B A B A
- Chorus 2: E A B A E A B A B A E A B A

## Questions

### Which chords does Sway by The Rolling Stones use?

Different chords: 3. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Sway by The Rolling Stones in?

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

### How hard is Sway to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (3), 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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