# Permanent – David Cook: piano chords

Permanent by David Cook uses 9 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [C/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: Dm C Am Bb Dm C Am Bb Dm C Am Bb Gm Dm C F C Am Bb F C Am Bb Dm C Am Bb Dm C Am Bb Dm C Am Bb Gm Dm C F C Am Bb F C Am Bb Am7 Gm7 Bb C Dm C/D Dm C Am Bb Dm C Am Gm

## Questions

### Which chords does Permanent by David Cook use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Permanent by David Cook in?

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

### How hard is Permanent to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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