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Tube Snake Boogie – ZZ Top: piano chords

Tube Snake Boogie by ZZ Top uses 7 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E A B B7 F# G G#

Chord sheet

E A E B A E B7 E F# G G# A E B A E B7 E F# G G# A E B A E B7 E A E B A E B7 E A E B A E A E B A E B7 A E B B7

Chords on the piano

E

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

A

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

B

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

B7

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

F#

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

G

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

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

Questions

Which chords does Tube Snake Boogie by ZZ Top use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Tube Snake Boogie by ZZ Top in?

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

How hard is Tube Snake Boogie to play on the piano?

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

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