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Life in Technicolor ii – Coldplay: piano chords

Life in Technicolor ii by Coldplay uses 14 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

E F#m7 A B C#m7 Amaj13 Dmaj7 Amaj7 A/E Esus4 F#m D A/C# A/G#

Chord sheet

E F#m7 A B E C#m7 F#m7 A B E C#m7 F#m7 A B E C#m7 F#m7 A Amaj13 F#m7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 A/E A F#m7 Dmaj7 A Esus4 A F#m D A/C# F#m D A/C# F#m D A A/G# F#m7 Esus4 A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

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

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

A

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

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

Amaj13

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
AC♯EG♯BDF♯
Practice Amaj13

Dmaj7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
DF♯AC♯
Practice Dmaj7

Esus4

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

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

D

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

Questions

Which chords does Life in Technicolor ii by Coldplay use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Life in Technicolor ii by Coldplay in?

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

How hard is Life in Technicolor ii to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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