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Make Believe – TOTO: piano chords

Make Believe by TOTO uses 16 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A Asus4/C# A/C# Em7 Asus4/F# A Asus4/C# A/C# Em7 Asus4/F# A Asus4/C# A/C# Em7 Asus4/F# A Asus4/C# A/C# Em7 Asus4/F#

Verse 1

Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A F#/A# Bm Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A F#/A# Bm Cmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Em7 F#m7

Chorus 1

Am7 Em7 F#m7 C#m7 Dsus4 A/C# B/D#

Verse 2

Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A F#/A# Bm Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A F#/A# Bm Cmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Em7 F#m7

Chorus 2

Am7 Em7 F#m7 C#m7 Dsus4 C D

Interlude 1

A Asus4/C# A/C# Em7 Asus4/F# A Asus4/C# A/C# Em7 Asus4/F# A Asus4/C# A/C# Em7 Asus4/F#

Verse 3

Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A F#/A# Bm Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A F#/A# Bm

Outro 1

A Asus4/C# A/C# Em7 Asus4/F# A Asus4/C# A/C# Em7 Asus4/F# A Asus4/C# A/C# Em7 Asus4/F# A Asus4/C# A/C# Em7 Asus4/F#

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A

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

Asus4

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

Em7

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

F#

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Cmaj7

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

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

Questions

Which chords does Make Believe by TOTO use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Make Believe by TOTO in?

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

How hard is Make Believe to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (16), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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