Yoko Ono

Walking on Thin Ice – Yoko Ono: piano chords

Walking on Thin Ice by Yoko Ono uses 11 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

G E Em Am A D C B Bm Dm F

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G E Em Am Em Am A D G Em Am Em C Am Em C Am Em C Am Em C Am E Em

Verse 1

Am Em Am B Em Am Em

Verse 2

G Em C Am C Em Am B Em Am Em

Instrumental 1

G Em A Em A Am Bm B Em Am Em

Verse 3

Am Em Am Em B Em Dm F B Em C F B Em

Bridge 1

Am A Em Am Em Am Em E Am Em Am Em Am Em C Em Am Em A Am E B Em B Am B Am E Am B E B

Verse 4

A B Am B Em E B E Am E B Em C E

Outro 1

B Em Am C E B Em Am E Em A Am Em Am Em Am Em A Em G Em E Am E B

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G

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

E

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

Em

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

A

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

D

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

C

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

B

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

Bm

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

F

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

Questions

Which chords does Walking on Thin Ice by Yoko Ono use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Walking on Thin Ice by Yoko Ono in?

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

How hard is Walking on Thin Ice to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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