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Congo – Genesis: piano chords

Congo by Genesis uses 12 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

A C C6 G Gadd9 E D A E D A E D A E D A E D A E D A E D A E D Aadd9 A E D Aadd9 A E D Aadd9 A E D Aadd9 A E D A E D A E D A E D A E D Aadd9 A E D Aadd9 A E D Aadd9 A E D Aadd9 A C C6 C G Gadd9 G C C6 C G G6 G C C6 C G G6 G E D Aadd9 A E D Aadd9 A

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E D Aadd9 A E D Aadd9 A E D Aadd9 A E D Aadd9 A E D Aadd9 A E D Aadd9 A Bm A Bm A Bm G A Bm Em A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A F#m Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A F#m

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A

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

C

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

C6

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
CEGA
Practice C6

G

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

Gadd9

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDA — chord toneA
GBDA
Practice Gadd9

E

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

D

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

Aadd9

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEB — chord toneB
AC♯EB
Practice Aadd9

G6

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GBDE
Practice G6

Bm

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

Questions

Which chords does Congo by Genesis use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Congo by Genesis in?

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

How hard is Congo to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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