# Cruising For Bruising – Basia: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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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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