# The Hardest Part – Coldplay: piano chords

The Hardest Part by Coldplay uses 8 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C Em7 Am7 C D/F#
- Verse 1: Em C G D/F# Em C G D/F# Em C G D/F# Em C G D/F#
- Chorus 1: C G D/F# C G D/F# C G D/F# Em Em7 C C/B Am
- Bridge 1: Em C G D/F#
- Verse 2: Em C G D/F# Em C G D/F# Em C G D/F# Em C G D/F#
- Chorus 2: C G D/F# C G D/F# C G D/F# Em Em7 C C/B Am Em Em7 C C/B D/F# C Em7 Am7
- Outro 1: C Em7 Am7 C D/F# C Em7 Am7 C Em7 Am7 C Em7 Am7 C D/F# C D/F# C Em7 Am7

## Questions

### Which chords does The Hardest Part by Coldplay use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Hardest Part by Coldplay in?

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

### How hard is The Hardest Part to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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