Brandon Flowers

Crossfire – Brandon Flowers: piano chords

Crossfire by Brandon Flowers uses 7 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
G major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Cadd9 G D Am Em7 Bm Em

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Am Em7 G D Am Em7

Verse 1

G D Am Em7 G D Am Em7 G D Am Em7 G D Am Em7 G D Am Em7 G D Am Em7 G D Am Em7 D

Chorus 1

Cadd9 G Em7 D Cadd9 G Em7 D Am G D

Verse 2

G D Am Em7 G D Am Em7 G D Am Em7 G D Am Em7 G D Am Em7 G D Am Em7 G D Am Em7 D

Chorus 2

Cadd9 G Em7 D Cadd9 G Em7 D Am G D Am G D

Verse 3

Cadd9 G Em7 Am Bm Cadd9 G Em7 Am Em7 Bm Cadd9 G Em7 D Cadd9 G Em7 D Am G D G D Am Em

Chords on the piano

Cadd9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGD — chord toneD
CEGD
Practice Cadd9

G

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

D

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Bm

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

Em

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

Questions

Which chords does Crossfire by Brandon Flowers use?

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

What key is Crossfire by Brandon Flowers in?

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

How hard is Crossfire to play on the piano?

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