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I'm A Boy – The Who: piano chords

I'm A Boy by The Who uses 10 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A Esus4 E D Asus4 Am Dm C Bb E7

Chord sheet

A Esus4 E A Esus4 E A Esus4 E A Esus4 E A Esus4 E A E A E A E A E A E D E A D E Esus4 E A Asus4 A E Esus4 E A Esus4 E A Esus4 E A Esus4 E A E D E A D E Esus4 E A Asus4 A E Am E Dm E C Am Bb E A Esus4 E A Esus4 E A Esus4 E A E D E A D E A D E A D E E7 A

Chords on the piano

A

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

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

E

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

D

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

Asus4

A — bass noteAD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
ADE
Practice Asus4

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

C

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

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

Questions

Which chords does I'm A Boy by The Who use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I'm A Boy 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'm A Boy to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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