Ace of Base

The Sign – Ace of Base: piano chords

The Sign by Ace of Base uses 14 chords in F# major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
F# major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

B C# A#m D#m D#sus2 G# F# G#m F#m E D D/A E/B F#m/C#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

B C# A#m D#m B C# A#m D#m B C# A#m D#m D#sus2 B C# A#m D#m D#sus2 B D#m G# B D#m

Verse 1

G# B D#m G# B D#m G# B D#m G# B D#m

Chorus 1

F# D#m B C# F# D#m B C# F# D#m B C# F# D#m B C# F# D#m B C# F# D#m B C#

Verse 2

F# D#m B C# F# D#m B C# F# D#m B C# F# G#m C# F# D#m B C# F# D#m B C# F# D#m B C# F# D#m B C# F# D#m B C# B C# F# B F#m E D D/A E/B F#m/C# F#m E D D/A E/B F#m/C# F#m E D D/A E/B F#m/C# F#m E D D/A E/B F#m/C# D

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

B

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

C#

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

A#m

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneF
A♯C♯F
Practice A#m

D#m

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯
D♯F♯A♯
Practice D#m

D#sus2

D♯ — bass noteD♯F — chord toneFA♯ — chord toneA♯
D♯FA♯
Practice D#sus2

G#

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

F#

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

F#m

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

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

Questions

Which chords does The Sign by Ace of Base use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is The Sign by Ace of Base in?

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

How hard is The Sign to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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