# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [G6/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [Em/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [A/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm)

## 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

## 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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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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