Wild Cherry

Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry: piano chords

Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry uses 8 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

E9 G9 Bb7 Em D Bm A7 A9

Chord sheet

Verse 1

E9

Chorus 1

G9 Bb7 Em D Bm A7 D E9

Chorus 2

G9 Bb7 Em D Bm A7 D E9

Chorus 3

G9 Bb7 Em D Bm A7 D E9

Outro 1

G9 A9

Chords on the piano

E9

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
EG♯BDF♯
Practice E9

G9

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
GBDFA
Practice G9

A#7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯DFG♯
Practice A#7

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

D

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

Bm

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

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

A9

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
AC♯EGB
Practice A9

Questions

Which chords does Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry in?

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

How hard is Play That Funky Music to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.