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Livin' On The Edge – Aerosmith: piano chords

Livin' On The Edge by Aerosmith uses 10 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D

Verse 1

Bm A D Bm

Chorus 1

D Bb G D

Verse 2

Bm A D Bm

Chorus 2

D Bb G D

Bridge 1

F# E A F# E A B A D B A D F# E A F# E A G A Bb D

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Solo 1

Bb G D Bb G F D

Bridge 2

F# E A F# E A B A D B A D F# E A F# E A G A Bb

Verse 3

D Bm

Chorus 3

D Bb G D

Outro 1

Bb A G F E Eb D

Outro 2

Bb G F D Bb G F D Bb G F D Bb A G F E Eb D

Chords on the piano

D

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

Bm

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

A

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

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

F#

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

E

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

B

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

Questions

Which chords does Livin' On The Edge by Aerosmith use?

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

What key is Livin' On The Edge by Aerosmith in?

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

How hard is Livin' On The Edge 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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