# Short Skirt / Long Jacket – CAKE: piano chords

Short Skirt / Long Jacket by CAKE uses 7 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: D F G A
- Verse 1: D F G A D F G A D F G A D C D G G# A D A G A D A G A D A G A D A G F# G F# G F# G G#
- Chorus 1: A D F G A
- Verse 2: D F G A D F G A D F G A D C D G G# A D A G A D A G A D A G A D A G F# G F# G F# G G#
- Chorus 2: A D A G A D A G A D A G A D A G A D A G A D F G A
- Verse 3: D F G A D F G A D F G A D C D G G# A D A G A D A G A D A G A D A G F# G F# G F# G G# A
- Chorus 3: D A G A D A G A D A G A D A G A D A G A D F G A D F G

## Questions

### Which chords does Short Skirt / Long Jacket by CAKE use?

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

### What key is Short Skirt / Long Jacket by CAKE in?

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

### How hard is Short Skirt / Long Jacket 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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