# Roundabout – Yes: piano chords

Roundabout by Yes uses 10 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Gbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G Em G Em G A C A Bm A G Gbm A Gbm G Em A C A Bm A G F Em D C G C G F Bb G C G F Bb G Em G Em G Em G Em G A C A Bm D G F Em C G A G F G F G F G F G D G F Em A G Em A G Em A G Em A G Em A G Em A G Em A Bm D A G Em A Bm A G Em Bm Em
- Intro 2: C G Bm Em Bb G F Bb Eb Em G C G C D C A C A C A Bm A G F D C G C G F G F G F G F G F G C F G Em

## Questions

### Which chords does Roundabout by Yes use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Roundabout by Yes in?

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

### How hard is Roundabout to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+G+Em+G+Em+G+A+C+A+Bm+A+G+Gbm+A+Gbm+G+Em+A+C+A+Bm+A+G+F+Em+D+C+G+C+G+F+Bb+G+C+G+F+Bb+G+Em+G+Em+G+Em+G+Em+G+A+C+A+Bm+D+G+F+Em+C+G+A+G+F+G+F+G+F+G+F+G+D+G+F+Em+A+G+Em+A+G+Em+A+G+Em+A+G+Em+A+G+Em+A+G+Em+A+Bm+D+A+G+Em+A+Bm+A+G+Em+Bm+Em+%3Cintro_2%3E+C+G+Bm+Em+Bb+G+F+Bb+Eb+Em+G+C+G+C+D+C+A+C+A+C+A+Bm+A+G+F+D+C+G+C+G+F+G+F+G+F+G+F+G+F+G+C+F+G+Em&seq=inOrder&title=Yes+-+Roundabout)

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/yes/roundabout
