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Nine Lives – Aerosmith: piano chords

Nine Lives by Aerosmith uses 7 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A G E B F# C# C

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A G

Verse 1

A G A G A G A

Bridge 1

E B F# E B

Chorus 1

C# F# B G A C A

Verse 2

G A G A G A G A

Bridge 2

E B F# E B

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Chorus 2

C# F# B G

Verse 3

A G A G A G A

Bridge 3

E B F# E B

Chorus 3

C#

Chords on the piano

A

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

G

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

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

C#

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

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

Questions

Which chords does Nine Lives by Aerosmith use?

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

What key is Nine Lives by Aerosmith in?

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

How hard is Nine Lives 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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