# Standing On The Shore – Empire Of The Sun: piano chords

Standing On The Shore by Empire Of The Sun uses 5 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Bm D G Em
- Verse 1: Bm D G Em Bm D G Em Bm D G Em Bm D G Em
- Chorus 1: Am D Am D Am D Am D
- Verse 2: Bm D G Em Bm D G Em Bm D G Em Bm D G Em
- Chorus 2: Am D Am D Am D Am D
- Bridge 1: Bm D G Em
- Chorus 3: Am D Am D Am D Am D Am D Am D Am D Am D
- Outro 1: Bm D G Em

## Questions

### Which chords does Standing On The Shore by Empire Of The Sun use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Standing On The Shore by Empire Of The Sun in?

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

### How hard is Standing On The Shore to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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