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A Head Full of Dreams – Coldplay: piano chords

A Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay uses 12 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Esus4 A G D

Verse 1

A D G/A D

Verse 2

A D G/A D

Chorus 1

A D G6 D A D G6/A D A D Em/A G6 D A D

Bridge 1

A D Esus4 A/C# D A D E C#m D A D

Outro 1

Em/A G6 D A D Bm G D

Chords on the piano

Esus4

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

A

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

G

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

D

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

G6

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GBDE
Practice G6

Em

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

E

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

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

Bm

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

Questions

Which chords does A Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is A Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay in?

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

How hard is A Head Full of Dreams to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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