# Congo – Genesis: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C6](https://pianokitty.com/c/C6), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Gadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gadd9), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Aadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Aadd9), [G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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 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

## 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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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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