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99 – TOTO: piano chords

99 by TOTO uses 31 chords in F# major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

F# major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G#m F#7 G#m7/D# D# G#

Verse 1

G#m7 F#/G# G#m7 F#/G# G#m7/F# F# G#m7/F# F# E G#m7/D# D# G# G#m7 F#/G# G#m7 F#/G# G#m7/F# F# G#m7/F# F# E G#m7/D# D# G# F#m B

Chorus 1

E/G# B/F# F# C#m7 D# G#7 F#m B E/G# B/F# F# C#m7 D# G# G#m7 F#/G# G#m7 F#/G# G#m7/F# F# G#m7/F# F# E G#m7/D# D# G#

Instrumental 1

G#m7 F#/G# G#m7 F#/G# G#m7/F# F# G#m7/F# F# E G#m7/D# D# G# Bbm7 Ab/Bb Bbm7 Ab/Bb Bbm7/Ab Ab Bm7/Ab Ab Gb Bbm/F F Bb Cm Db

Chorus 2

Gb/Bb Db/Ab Ab Ebm7 F Bb7 Cm Db Gb/Bb Db/Ab Ab Ebm7 F Bb Bbm7 Ab/Bb Bbm7 Ab/Bb Bbm7/Ab Ab Bbm7/Ab Ab Gb Bbm/F F Bb

Outro 1

Bbm7 Ab/Bb Bbm7 Ab/Bb Bbm7/Ab Ab Bbm7/Ab Ab Gb Bbm/F F Bb

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G#m7

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
G♯BD♯F♯
Practice G#m7

D#

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

G#

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

F#

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

E

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

B

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

A#m7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯C♯FG♯
Practice A#m7

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

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#

Questions

Which chords does 99 by TOTO use?

Different chords: 31. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is 99 by TOTO in?

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

How hard is 99 to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (31), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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