# Baba O Riley – The Who: piano chords

Baba O Riley by The Who uses 4 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

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

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: F C Bb F C Bb F C Bb F C Bb F C Bb C
- Verse 1: F C Bb F C Bb F Bb C F C Bb F C Bb F Bb C F C Bb C F
- Interlude 1: C Bb
- Chorus 1: C Bb C F C F Bb C
- Verse 2: F Bb F C Bb F Bb F Bb C F C Bb F C Bb F Bb F Bb C F
- Chorus 2: Bb C F C/Bb F C/Bb Bb C F C Bb F C/Bb

## Questions

### Which chords does Baba O Riley by The Who use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Baba O Riley by The Who in?

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

### How hard is Baba O Riley to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (4), 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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