Cream

Badge – Cream: piano chords

Badge by Cream uses 11 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

E minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Am D Esus2 Em Am D Esus2 Em C Am Bm Amadd9 Am D Esus2 Em Am D Esus2 Em C Am Bm Amadd9 G/B G D Cmaj7 G/B G D Cmaj7 G/B G D Cmaj7 G/B G D Cmaj7 G/B G D Cmaj7 G/B G D Cmaj7 D Am D Emadd9 Em Am D Emadd9 Em C Am Bm Amadd9 Cmaj7 G/B Esus2

Chords on the piano

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

D

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

Esus2

E — bass noteEF♯ — chord toneF♯B — chord toneB
EF♯B
Practice Esus2

Em

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

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

Bm

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

Amadd9

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEB — chord toneB
ACEB
Practice Amadd9

G

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

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Emadd9

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBF♯ — chord toneF♯
EGBF♯
Practice Emadd9

Questions

Which chords does Badge by Cream use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Badge by Cream in?

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

How hard is Badge to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

More by Cream