# For Absent Friends – Genesis: piano chords

For Absent Friends by Genesis uses 14 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F#sus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpsus4), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Asus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus4)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: D/A Em D A D D/C# D/C D Em D Em D Em D A7 G Em A D D/C# D/C D Em D Em D Em D A7 C F#sus4 F# B7 E7 Asus4 D D/C# D/C D Em D Em D Em D A7 G Em A D D/C# D/C D Em D Em D Em D A7 C F#sus4 F# F#sus4 F# B7 E7 Asus4

## Questions

### Which chords does For Absent Friends by Genesis use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is For Absent Friends 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 For Absent Friends to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (14), 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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