# Hello Operator – The White Stripes: piano chords

Hello Operator by The White Stripes uses 7 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Bb F Bb F
- Verse 1: Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb F
- Bridge 1: Bb
- Solo 1: Db Ab Bb Db Ab Eb Db Ab Bb Ab G F Db Ab Bb Db Ab Eb Db Ab Bb Eb E F
- Intro 2: Bb F Bb F
- Verse 2: Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb F
- Bridge 2: Bb
- Solo 2: Db Ab Bb Db Ab Eb Db Ab Bb Ab G F Db Ab Bb Db Ab Eb Db Ab Bb Eb E F
- Outro 1: Bb F Bb F

## Questions

### Which chords does Hello Operator by The White Stripes use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Hello Operator by The White Stripes in?

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

### How hard is Hello Operator to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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