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Train of Thought – a-ha: piano chords

Train of Thought by a-ha uses 10 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E D A D/E C#m Bm7 C#m7 F#m Bm C#

Chord sheet

E D A D/E E D A D/E E D A E D C#m D Bm7 C#m7 D E Bm7 C#m7 D E Bm7 C#m7 D E Bm7 C#m7 D E F#m D A Bm E C#m E D/E C# Bm E C#m E D/E C#m E Bm E C#m E D/E Bm E C#m E D/E C#m E

Chords on the piano

E

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

D

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

A

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

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

Bm

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

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

Questions

Which chords does Train of Thought by a-ha use?

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

What key is Train of Thought by a-ha in?

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

How hard is Train of Thought to play on the piano?

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

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