# Keep It Dark – Genesis: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+C+%3Cverse_1%3E+F+E+Am+G+C+F+E+Am+G+C+Am+Em+Am+Em+Am+Em+Am+Em+Dm+Em+F+G%23+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&seq=inOrder&title=Genesis+-+Keep+It+Dark)

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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/keep-it-dark