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In Too Deep – Genesis: piano chords

In Too Deep by Genesis uses 14 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 D Em7 C Am G Bm7/A D/C E Aadd9 Dadd9 G/B

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 D

Verse 1

Em7 C Am7 D Em7 C Am7 D Em7 C Am7 D Em7 C Am D Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 D Am7 Bm7 C D

Chorus 1

G C Bm7 G C Bm7 G C Bm7 G C Bm7 Am7 Bm7/A Am7 Bm7/A Am7 Bm7/A Am7 D/C

Verse 2

Em7 C Am7 D Em7 C Am7 D Em7 C Am7 D Em7 C Am D Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 D Am7 Bm7 C D

Chorus 2

G C Bm7 G C Bm7 G C Bm7 G C Bm7 Am7 Bm7/A Am7 D/C E

Instrumental 1

Aadd9 Dadd9 G E Aadd9 Dadd9 G E D G G/B Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 D Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 D

Chorus 3

G C Bm7 G C Bm7 G C Bm7 G C Bm7 G C Bm7 G C Bm7 G C Bm7 G C Bm7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

D

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

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

C

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

G

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

E

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

Aadd9

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

Questions

Which chords does In Too Deep by Genesis use?

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

What key is In Too Deep by Genesis in?

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

How hard is In Too Deep 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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