# Ship of Fools – Erasure: piano chords

Ship of Fools by Erasure uses 6 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

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

## Chord sheet

- Chorus 1: Am G Em F Am G Em F C Am C Am F C Am C Am F Dm G Am Dm G F G
- Chorus 2: Am G Em F Am G Em F Dm G Am Dm G F G
- Chorus 3: Am G Em F Am G Em F

## Questions

### Which chords does Ship of Fools by Erasure use?

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

### What key is Ship of Fools by Erasure in?

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

### How hard is Ship of Fools 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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