# Abacab – Genesis: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Fm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Gb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Csus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csus4), [Bbadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpadd9), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [F/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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 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

## 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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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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