A Change Is Gonna Come — Sam Cooke: piano chords

The full chord chart for A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke, bar by bar in the original key — and a free player that runs the chords in time with the record while you play.

The chords in A Change Is Gonna Come

A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke sits in Bb major at a slow 58 BPM and moves through 7 chords. The changes come often enough to keep your hands honest — a solid workout once you know your basic triads.

Full chord chart, bar by bar

Each cell is one bar. The free player scrolls this chart in sync with the recording and listens to your playing as you go.

Song structure

• 0:01Intro
• 0:04Verse 1
• 0:49Verse 2
• 1:28Verse 3
• 2:00Bridge
• 2:28Verse 4

Learn the chords first

If any of these shapes are new, the free chord trainer teaches every chord in Bb major — from plain triads to inversions — with real-song exercises. Then come back and play the record.

Quick answers

Is A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke hard to play on piano?

A Change Is Gonna Come is an intermediate piece: the changes come often enough to keep your hands busy, so it suits a player who already knows their basic triads. It runs at 58 BPM.

What key is A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke in?

A Change Is Gonna Come is in Bb major, at around 58 BPM.

What are the chords in A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke?

The main chords are Bb, Gm, Cm, Eb, D7, C7, F7 — see the full bar-by-bar chart on this page.

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