# 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.

## Chords in the song

[C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj)

## 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#

## 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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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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