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Abacab – Genesis: piano chords

Abacab by Genesis uses 18 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C Cm7 Eb F Fm7 G Bb Ab Gb Csus4 Bbadd9 D Am A F/G B F# C#

Chord sheet

C Cm7 C Eb C Eb F Eb Fm7 Eb G Bb C Bb C Eb C Bb C Ab F Eb Ab Eb G Bb Gb G Bb C G Bb C Csus4 C Bb C Bb Bbadd9 Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C Csus4 C Bb C D Am D Bb C Bb C Bb C A G F Bb C F/G G Eb Bb G D B F# A F B G F/G G Eb Bb F D Bb F C A B G F/G G F/G G Bb

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C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C F/G G F/G G F/G G F/G G Am B A G B G D B C# A D G C G B G D Eb Bb G D B F# C A F B Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C F/G G F/G G F/G G F/G G Cm7 Fm7 C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

F#

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

D

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

A

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

B

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

Questions

Which chords does Abacab by Genesis use?

Different chords: 18. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Abacab by Genesis in?

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

How hard is Abacab to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (18), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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