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Twilight Time – Willie Nelson: piano chords

Twilight Time by Willie Nelson uses 13 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

G B7 Em7 G7 C Cm E7 A7 D D7 A Em E

Chord sheet

Verse 1

G B7 Em7 G7 C Cm G E7 A7 A7 D D7 G B7 Em7 G7 C Cm G E7 A A D G

Chorus 1

B7 Em E A7 D D7 A7 D7

Verse 2

G B7 Em7 G7 C Cm G E7 A7 D7 G

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

Em7

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

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

C

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

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

E7

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

A7

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

D

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

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

Questions

Which chords does Twilight Time by Willie Nelson use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Twilight Time by Willie Nelson in?

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

How hard is Twilight Time to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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