# Never a Time – Genesis: piano chords

Never a Time by Genesis uses 19 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bb/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [F/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Eb/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C F/C C G/C C F/C C G
- Verse 1: C F/C G/C Bb/C F/C C F/C G/C Bb/C F/C Dm7 G C F Dm7 G Em Am Dm7 C/G F/G C/G G
- Verse 2: C F/C G/C Bb/C F/C C F/C G/C Bb/C F/C Dm G C F Dm G Em Am Dm7 C/G G
- Bridge 1: Bb F/A Gm7 F Bb F/A G C Bb F/A Gm7 F Dm7 G C F/Bb C/Bb Eb/Bb Bb F/Bb C/Bb Am7 Gm7
- Verse 3: C F/C G/C Bb/C F/C C F/C G/C Bb/C F/C Dm7 G C F Dm7 G Em Am7 Dm7 C/G F/C C/G G C/G F/G C/G G Am7 G F C

## Questions

### Which chords does Never a Time by Genesis use?

Different chords: 19. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Never a Time by Genesis in?

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

### How hard is Never a Time to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (19), 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.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/genesis/never-a-time