# Cold Shoulder – Adele: piano chords

Cold Shoulder by Adele uses 7 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Am Em
- Verse 1: Am Em Am Em Am Em Am Em C G C G
- Chorus 1: E Am Em Am Em C G Am B7 Am Em
- Verse 2: Am Em Am Em Am Em Am Em C G C G
- Chorus 2: E Am Em Am Em C G Am B7 Am Em
- Bridge 1: C Ab G Ab C Ab G C Ab G Ab C Ab G
- Chorus 3: E Am Em Am Em C G Am B7 E Am Em Am Em C G Am B7 Am Em Am

## Questions

### Which chords does Cold Shoulder by Adele use?

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

### What key is Cold Shoulder by Adele in?

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

### How hard is Cold Shoulder 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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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.

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