# Charlie Brown – Coldplay: piano chords

Charlie Brown by Coldplay uses 5 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Em C G Em C Am Em C G Em C Am
- Verse 1: Em C G Em C Am Em C G Em C Am
- Interlude 1: Em C G Em C Am
- Verse 2: Em C G Em C Am Em C G C D C
- Chorus 1: Em
- Interlude 2: C G Em C Am Em C G Em C Am
- Bridge 1: D C G D C G D C G C
- Chorus 2: Em
- Interlude 3: C G Em C Am Em C G Em C Am Em C G
- Outro 1: C G

## Questions

### Which chords does Charlie Brown by Coldplay use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Charlie Brown by Coldplay in?

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

### How hard is Charlie Brown to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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