Anouk

Birds – Anouk: piano chords

Birds by Anouk uses 16 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Verse 1

Bbm B Abm E Bbm B Abm E Bbm B Abm E A

Chorus 1

F/G G A F/G G A F G F

Verse 2

Bbm B Abm E Bbm B Abm E Bbm Bmaj7 Abm E

Chorus 2

A F/G G A F/G G A F G F

Bridge 1

D Cm D Ebmaj7 E A Dsus2 F#

Chorus 3

B Em A B Em A B Em A B Em A B G A G F#m B

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A#m

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

B

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

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

E

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

A

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

F

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

G

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

Bmaj7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯
BD♯F♯A♯
Practice Bmaj7

D

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

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Questions

Which chords does Birds by Anouk use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Birds by Anouk in?

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

How hard is Birds to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (16), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.