# Dearest – Ayumi Hamasaki: piano chords

Dearest by Ayumi Hamasaki uses 19 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [C#m/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Gsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: D E F#m C#m D E C#m/F# F#m
- Verse 1: D E C#m D7 D E C#m F# D E C#m D7 D E C#m F# F G Am Em F Gsus4 G
- Bridge 1: F#m D E A E/G# F#m D E A E/G# F#m D E A E/G# F#m D E A
- Intro 2: D E F#m C#m D E C#m/F# F#m
- Verse 2: D E C#m D7 D E C#m F# F G Am Em F Gsus4 G F#m D E A E/G# F#m D E A E/G# F#m D E A E/G# F#m D E A
- Bridge 2: F#m D7 Bm C#m F#m Em Bm E
- Verse 3: F#m D E A E/G# F#m D E A E/G# F#m D E A E/G# F#m D E A Gm Eb F Bb F/A Gm Eb F Bb F/A Gm Eb F Bb F/A Gm Eb F Bb F/A
- Outro 1: Gm Eb F Bb F/A

## Questions

### Which chords does Dearest by Ayumi Hamasaki use?

Different chords: 19. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Dearest by Ayumi Hamasaki in?

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

### How hard is Dearest to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (19), 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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