Clean Bandit

Tears – Clean Bandit: piano chords

Tears by Clean Bandit uses 16 chords in F minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

F minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Verse 1

Fm Bbm7 Eb Fm Bbm7 Eb Fm Bbm7 Eb Fm Bb/D Db C Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Bb7 Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Bb7 Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Bb7 Db C

Chorus 1

F Bbm7 Eb Ab Eb/G Bbm7 Cm Db C Fm Cm Db Ab C Fm Cm Db Ab C Fm Cm Db Ab C Db Ab Db C

Verse 2

Fm Bbm Db C Fm Bbm Db C Fm Bbm Db C Fm Bbm Db C Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Bb7 Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Bb7 Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Bb7 Db C

Chorus 2

Fm Bbm7 Fm Eb Ab Eb/G Fm Bb Db C

Chorus 3

Fm Bbm7 Fm Eb Ab Eb/G Bbm7 Cm Db C Fm Bbm7

Bridge 1

Db C Fm Bbm7 Db C Fm Cm Db Ab C Fm Cm Db Ab C Fm Cm Db Ab C Db Ab Db C

Chorus 4

Fm Bbm7 Fm Eb Ab Eb/G Fm Bb7 Db C Fm Bbm7 Fm Eb Ab Eb/G Fm Bb7 Db

Outro 1

C Fm Bbm7 Db C Fm Bbm7 Dbmaj7 C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Fm

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
FG♯C
Practice Fm

A#m7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯C♯FG♯
Practice A#m7

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

A#7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯DFG♯
Practice A#7

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

A#m

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneF
A♯C♯F
Practice A#m

Questions

Which chords does Tears by Clean Bandit use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Tears by Clean Bandit in?

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

How hard is Tears to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (16), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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