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Up with the Birds – Coldplay: piano chords

Up with the Birds by Coldplay uses 10 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D Dsus2 Em7 A G/A A7 Asus4 Em11/A Em G

Chord sheet

Verse 1

D Dsus2 Em7 Dsus2 A A D Dsus2 Em7 Dsus2 A A D

Verse 2

G/A D G/A A A7 A Asus4 D G/A D G/A A A7 D Dsus2 Asus4 D Dsus2 D Dsus2

Verse 3

D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Em11/A Dsus2 Em11/A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Em11/A Dsus2 Em11/A Dsus2 Em G Em D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Em G Em D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Em G Em G D

Chords on the piano

D

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

Dsus2

D — bass noteDE — chord toneEA — chord toneA
DEA
Practice Dsus2

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

A

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

G

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

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

Asus4

A — bass noteAD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
ADE
Practice Asus4

Em11

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
EGBDF♯A
Practice Em11

Em

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

Questions

Which chords does Up with the Birds by Coldplay use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Up with the Birds 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 Up with the Birds to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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