# The Way – Fastball: piano chords

The Way by Fastball uses 7 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Em Am B7 Em E7 Am Em B7 Em Am B7 Em E7 Am Em B7 Em D
- Chorus 1: G D Em B7 C G D G D Em B7 C G D B7
- Verse 2: Em Am B7 Em E7 Am Em B7 Em D
- Chorus 2: G D Em B7 C G D G D Em B7 C G D B7
- Solo 1: Em Am Em B7 Em
- Chorus 3: D G D Em B7 C G D G D Em B7 C G D B7
- Solo 2: Em Am Em B7

## Questions

### Which chords does The Way by Fastball use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Way by Fastball in?

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

### How hard is The Way to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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