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Keep It Dark – Genesis: piano chords

Keep It Dark by Genesis uses 11 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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E minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C F E Am G Em Dm G# Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C

Verse 1

F E Am G C F E Am G C Am Em Am Em Am Em Am Em Dm Em F G# C F E Am G C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 C F E Am G C F E Am G C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

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

Em

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

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Cmaj7

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

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

Em7

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

Questions

Which chords does Keep It Dark by Genesis use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Keep It Dark by Genesis in?

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

How hard is Keep It Dark to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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