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Tragedy – Bee Gees: piano chords

Tragedy by Bee Gees uses 11 chords in B minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

B minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Bm Em F#m G A D Dsus4 D

Verse 1

E F# E G

Chorus 1

Bm F#m Bm F#m G/A A Bm G F#7 Bm F#m Bm F#m G/A A Bm G F#7

Verse 2

E F# E G

Chorus 2

Bm F#m Bm F#m G/A A Bm G F#7 Bm F#m Bm F#m G/A A Bm G F#7

Chords on the piano

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Em

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

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

G

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

A

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

D

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

Dsus4

D — bass noteDG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
DGA
Practice Dsus4

E

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

F#

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

F#7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯A♯C♯E
Practice F#7

Questions

Which chords does Tragedy by Bee Gees use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Tragedy by Bee Gees in?

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

How hard is Tragedy to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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