# Speed of Sound – Coldplay: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

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

## 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
- 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

## 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.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+A+Em+D+A+Em+D+%3Cverse_1%3E+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+%3Cchorus_1%3E+G+Bm+D+G+Bm+F%23m+G+%3Cinstrumental_1%3E+A+Em+D+A+Em+D+%3Cverse_2%3E+A+Em+D+A+Em+D+A+Em+D+A+Em+D+G+A+Bm+G+A+Bm+%3Cchorus_2%3E+G+Bm+D+G+Bm+F%23m+G+D+%3Cbridge_1%3E+G+A+Bm+E+G+A+Bm+E+%3Cchorus_3%3E+G+Bm+D+G+Bm+F%23m+G+%3Coutro_1%3E+F%23m+G&seq=inOrder&title=Coldplay+-+Speed+of+Sound)

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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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