# No Son of Mine – Genesis: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bsus4), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C9](https://pianokitty.com/c/C9), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7)

## 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

## 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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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.

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