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No Son of Mine – Genesis: piano chords

No Son of Mine by Genesis uses 11 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

E minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Em C D Bsus4 Em D Bm C

Verse 1

Em C D B Em D B C Em C D B D A C G Em C D B Em D Bm C Em C D B D A C G

Bridge 1

D E D E D E D E C G D A

Chorus 1

D G D C D G D C G C D G C9 D G C D Em C D C D Em C D C Em C D C Em C D Bsus4 Em D Bm C

Verse 2

Em C D Bsus4 Em D B C Em C D B D A C G

Bridge 2

D E D E D E D E C G D Am7

Chorus 2

D G D C D G D C G C D G C9 D G C D C D Em C D C D Em C D C Em C D C Em C D Bsus4 Em C D Bsus4 Em C D Bsus4

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Em

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

C

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

D

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

Bsus4

B — bass noteBE — chord toneEF♯ — chord toneF♯
BEF♯
Practice Bsus4

Bm

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

B

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

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

G

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

E

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

C9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
CEGA♯D
Practice C9

Questions

Which chords does No Son of Mine by Genesis use?

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

What key is No Son of Mine 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 No Son of Mine to play on the piano?

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

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