# A Message to You Rudy – The Specials: piano chords

A Message to You Rudy by The Specials uses 3 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C F G C F G
- Verse 1: C F G C F G C F G C F G
- Chorus 1: C F G C F G C F G
- Verse 2: C F G C F G C F G C F G
- Chorus 2: C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G
- Verse 3: C F G C F G C F G C F G
- Chorus 3: C F G C F G
- Verse 4: C F G C F G C F G C F G
- Chorus 4: C F G C F G C F G

## Questions

### Which chords does A Message to You Rudy by The Specials use?

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

### What key is A Message to You Rudy by The Specials in?

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

### How hard is A Message to You Rudy 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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