# It Doesn't Have to Be – Erasure: piano chords

It Doesn't Have to Be by Erasure uses 6 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C Bb C F C Bb C Bb F
- Verse 1: G F Dm F G
- Chorus 1: C F C G C F C G C Bb C F C G C F C F
- Bridge 1: Em
- Intro 2: C Bb C Bb F
- Verse 2: G F Dm F G
- Chorus 2: C F C G C F C G C F C F C G C F C G C F C F
- Bridge 2: C G C F C G C F C G C F C G C F
- Bridge 3: C Bb C Bb F
- Verse 3: G F Dm F G
- Chorus 3: C F C G C F C G C F C F C G C F C G C F C F
- Outro 1: C Bb C

## Questions

### Which chords does It Doesn't Have to Be by Erasure use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is It Doesn't Have to Be by Erasure in?

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

### How hard is It Doesn't Have to Be to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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