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The Dark Of The Matinée – Franz Ferdinand: piano chords

The Dark Of The Matinée by Franz Ferdinand uses 9 chords in F# minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
F# minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C#m B F#m A E Bm D F# C#

Chord sheet

Verse 1

C#m B F#m C#m B F#m A E Bm D

Chorus 1

Bm D Bm D A C#m B F# C#m

Verse 2

B F#m C#m B F#m A F#m A E Bm D

Chorus 2

Bm D Bm D A C#m B F#m

Verse 3

C#m B F#m C#m B F#m A E Bm D

Chorus 3

Bm D Bm D

Outro 1

Bm D Bm D A C#m B F#m C#

Chords on the piano

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

Questions

Which chords does The Dark Of The Matinée by Franz Ferdinand use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is The Dark Of The Matinée by Franz Ferdinand in?

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

How hard is The Dark Of The Matinée to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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