Thin Lizzy

Jailbreak – Thin Lizzy: piano chords

Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy uses 9 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E A F# B G# A# C# D D#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E A E F# E F# E

Verse 1

A E F# E F# A E F# E F# A E F# E F# A E F# E F#

Verse 2

A E F# E F# A E F# E F# A E F# E F# A E F# E F#

Chorus 1

B E B E B E A G# F# A E F# E F# A E F# E F# A E F# E F#

Verse 3

A E F# E F# A E F# E F# A E F# E F# A E F# E F#

Verse 4

A E F# E F# A E F# E F# A E F# E F# A E F# E F#

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Chorus 2

B E B E B E A G# F# B E B E B E A G# F# A G# F# A G# F#

Solo 1

E G# E A E A# E B A C# A D A D# A E G# E A E A# E B C# D E

Verse 5

A E F# E F# A E F# E F# A E F# E F# A E F# E F#

Verse 6

A E F# E F# A E F# E F# A E F# E F# A E F# E F#

Chorus 3

B E B E B E A G# F# B E B E B E A G# F#

Chords on the piano

E

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

A

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

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

B

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

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

A#

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

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

D

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

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

Questions

Which chords does Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy in?

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

How hard is Jailbreak to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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