# Love Illumination – Franz Ferdinand: piano chords

Love Illumination by Franz Ferdinand uses 8 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Em C A D Em E
- Verse 1: D E D E G C Am E D E
- Chorus 1: Em C G D Em C G D
- Instrumental 1: E C G D Em
- Verse 2: E D E D E C Am E
- Chorus 2: Em C G D Em C G D
- Instrumental 2: E C G Bm
- Verse 3: C Am E
- Chorus 3: C G D Em C G D
- Outro 1: C D E

## Questions

### Which chords does Love Illumination by Franz Ferdinand use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Love Illumination by Franz Ferdinand in?

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

### How hard is Love Illumination to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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