# The Sign – Ace of Base: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [A#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [D#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [D#sus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpsus2), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm)

## 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

## 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.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+B+C%23+A%23m+D%23m+B+C%23+A%23m+D%23m+B+C%23+A%23m+D%23m+D%23sus2+B+C%23+A%23m+D%23m+D%23sus2+B+D%23m+G%23+B+D%23m+%3Cverse_1%3E+G%23+B+D%23m+G%23+B+D%23m+G%23+B+D%23m+G%23+B+D%23m+%3Cchorus_1%3E+F%23+D%23m+B+C%23+F%23+D%23m+B+C%23+F%23+D%23m+B+C%23+F%23+D%23m+B+C%23+F%23+D%23m+B+C%23+F%23+D%23m+B+C%23+%3Cverse_2%3E+F%23+D%23m+B+C%23+F%23+D%23m+B+C%23+F%23+D%23m+B+C%23+F%23+G%23m+C%23+F%23+D%23m+B+C%23+F%23+D%23m+B+C%23+F%23+D%23m+B+C%23+F%23+D%23m+B+C%23+F%23+D%23m+B+C%23+B+C%23+F%23+B+F%23m+E+D+D%2FA+E%2FB+F%23m%2FC%23+F%23m+E+D+D%2FA+E%2FB+F%23m%2FC%23+F%23m+E+D+D%2FA+E%2FB+F%23m%2FC%23+F%23m+E+D+D%2FA+E%2FB+F%23m%2FC%23+D&seq=inOrder&title=Ace+of+Base+-+The+Sign)

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/ace-of-base/the-sign