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Charmless Man – Blur: piano chords

Charmless Man by Blur uses 9 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A E D E D Esus4 D9

Verse 1

A A/G# F# A A/G# F# Bm7 C#m7 D A D A A/G# F# A A/G# F# Bm7 C#m7 D E A D A A/G# F# A A/G# F#

Chorus 1

A C#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 A C#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 Esus4 D9 A

Interlude 1

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

Verse 2

A A/G# F# A A/G# F# Bm7 C#m7 D E A D A

Chorus 2

C#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 A C#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 Esus4 D9 A

Solo 1

A/G# F# A A/G# F# Bm7 C#m7 D E A D A

Chorus 3

C#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 Esus4 D9 A

Chords on the piano

A

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

E

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

D

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

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

D9

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
DF♯ACE
Practice D9

F#

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

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

Questions

Which chords does Charmless Man by Blur use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Charmless Man by Blur in?

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

How hard is Charmless Man to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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