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I Can See For Miles – The Who: piano chords

I Can See For Miles by The Who uses 17 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

E major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E G/E A/E

Verse 1

E G/E A/E Em7 G/E A/E E G/E A/E Em7 A/E G6/E Aadd9/E Cmaj7/E Dadd9/E E

Verse 2

G/E A/E E G/E A/E E G/E A/E E A B A B

Chorus 1

A A/B E A A/B E G6/E Aadd9/E Cmaj7/E Aadd9/E E

Verse 3

G/E A/E E G/E A/E E A B A B A A/B E A A/B E G6/E Aadd9/E Cmaj7/E Aadd9/E E

Instrumental 1

G/E A/E G/E

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Verse 4

E Em7 G/E A/E E G6/E Aadd9/E Cmaj7/E Aadd9/E E

Bridge 1

C/A D/A A C/A D/A A C/A D/A A D E D E

Chorus 2

D E A D E A C/A D/A F/A G/A A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A D E A D E A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

G

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

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

G6

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

Aadd9

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEB — chord toneB
AC♯EB
Practice Aadd9

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

D

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

Questions

Which chords does I Can See For Miles by The Who use?

Different chords: 17. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I Can See For Miles by The Who in?

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

How hard is I Can See For Miles to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (17), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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