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Jesus He Knows Me – Genesis: piano chords

Jesus He Knows Me by Genesis uses 13 chords in B minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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B minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C# B Em D Bm E Am G G/F# C G#m D#m A

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C# B Em D B Em D B Em

Verse 1

D Bm Em D Bm Em D Bm Em D Bm Em D E D E D E D E

Chorus 1

Am D G G/F# C Am D G G/F# C Am D G G/F# C Am D E C# B Em D B Em D B Em

Verse 2

D Bm Em D Bm Em D Bm Em D Bm Em D E D E D E D E

Chorus 2

Am D G G/F# C Am D G G/F# C Am D G G/F# C Am D E C# B Em

Bridge 1

G#m B D#m G#m B D#m G#m B D#m G#m B D#m G#m A G#m A C# B Em D B Em D B Em

Verse 3

D Bm Em D Bm Em D Bm Em D Bm Em D E D E D E D E

Chorus 3

Am D G G/F# C Am D G G/F# C Am D G G/F# C Am D E

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

D

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

Bm

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

E

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

Am

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

G

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

C

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

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

Questions

Which chords does Jesus He Knows Me by Genesis use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Jesus He Knows Me by Genesis in?

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

How hard is Jesus He Knows Me to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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