# The Silent Man – Dream Theater: piano chords

The Silent Man by Dream Theater uses 23 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Cadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cadd9), [Csus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csus4), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Em9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em9), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Em11/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em11), [D11/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/D11), [D/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Eadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Eadd9), [Bb/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [G/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bbsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpsus2), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: G D Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4 G D Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4 Em Em9 Am7 Em11/A Em Em9 D11/C D/C
- Verse 2: G D Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4 G D Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4 Em Em9 Am7 Em11/A Em Em9 D11/C D/C
- Chorus 1: E F#m A B E F#m A B E Eadd9 E F#m A B E F#m A B E Eadd9 E
- Interlude 1: D Bb/D G/D D C/D G G/A D/F# Bbsus2 Csus4 C G/D D C/D G G/A G D Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4 Em9 Am7 Em11/A Em Em9 D11/C D/C Em Cadd9 D E F#m A B E F#m A B E Eadd9 E F#m A B E F#m A B E Eadd9 E A B E G D Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4 Em Em9 Am7 Em11/A D11/C D/C E F#m A B Eadd9 Bb/D G/D D C/D G G/A D/F# Bbsus2

## Questions

### Which chords does The Silent Man by Dream Theater use?

Different chords: 23. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Silent Man by Dream Theater in?

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

### How hard is The Silent Man to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (23), 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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