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Speed of Sound – Coldplay: piano chords

Speed of Sound by Coldplay uses 7 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A Em D A Em D

Verse 1

A Em D A Em D A Em D A Em D A Em D A Em D A Em D A Em D A Em D A Em D G A Bm G A Bm

Chorus 1

G Bm D G Bm F#m G

Instrumental 1

A Em D A Em D

Verse 2

A Em D A Em D A Em D A Em D G A Bm G A Bm

Chorus 2

G Bm D G Bm F#m G D

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Bridge 1

G A Bm E G A Bm E

Chorus 3

G Bm D G Bm F#m G

Outro 1

F#m G

Chords on the piano

A

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

Em

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

D

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

G

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

Bm

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

F#m

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

E

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

Questions

Which chords does Speed of Sound by Coldplay use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Speed of Sound 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 Speed of Sound to play on the piano?

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

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