# Up with the Birds – Coldplay: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [Asus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus4), [Em11/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em11), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## 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

## 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.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cverse_1%3E+D+Dsus2+Em7+Dsus2+A+A+D+Dsus2+Em7+Dsus2+A+A+D+%3Cverse_2%3E+G%2FA+D+G%2FA+A+A7+A+Asus4+D+G%2FA+D+G%2FA+A+A7+D+Dsus2+Asus4+D+Dsus2+D+Dsus2+%3Cverse_3%3E+D+Dsus2+D+Dsus2+Em11%2FA+Dsus2+Em11%2FA+Dsus2+D+Dsus2+D+Dsus2+Em11%2FA+Dsus2+Em11%2FA+Dsus2+Em+G+Em+D+Dsus2+D+Dsus2+Em+G+Em+D+Dsus2+D+Dsus2+Em+G+Em+G+D&seq=inOrder&title=Coldplay+-+Up+with+the+Birds)

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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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