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Cruising For Bruising – Basia: piano chords

Cruising For Bruising by Basia uses 7 chords in F minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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F minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Fm Db Bbm Eb Cm F C7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Fm

Verse 1

Db Fm Db Fm Bbm Eb Cm F Bbm Eb Cm F Bbm Eb Cm F Bbm C7

Chorus 1

Fm Db Fm Bbm Eb Bbm Eb Fm

Verse 2

Db Fm Bbm Eb Cm F Bbm Eb Cm F Bbm Eb Cm F Bbm C7

Chorus 2

Fm Db Bbm Eb Bbm Eb Fm

Instrumental 1

Bbm Eb Cm F Bbm Eb Cm F Bbm Eb Cm F Bbm C7

Chorus 3

Fm Db Bbm Eb Bbm Eb Fm

Outro 1

Db Bbm Eb

Chords on the piano

Fm

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
FG♯C
Practice Fm

C#

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

A#m

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

D#

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

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

F

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

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

Questions

Which chords does Cruising For Bruising by Basia use?

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

What key is Cruising For Bruising by Basia in?

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

How hard is Cruising For Bruising 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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