# Duchess – Genesis: piano chords

Duchess by Genesis uses 12 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [F#m/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Em/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Gadd9/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gadd9), [Bm7/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: F G Am G F G Am
- Chorus 1: D/A G/A A D/A G/A A
- Verse 2: F G Am F G Am
- Chorus 2: D/A G/A A D/A G/A A
- Interlude 1: G/A D/A G/A F#m/A Am7 G/A Em/A
- Verse 3: F G Am F G Am
- Chorus 3: D/A G/A A D/A G/A A D/A G/A A D/A G/A A
- Interlude 2: G/A D/A Gadd9/A Bm7/A Gadd9/A Bm7/A Gadd9/A Bm7/A Gadd9/A Bm7/A
- Outro 1: F#m/A G/A F#m/A G/A F#m

## Questions

### Which chords does Duchess by Genesis use?

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

### What key is Duchess by Genesis in?

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

### How hard is Duchess 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.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/genesis/duchess