Genesis

Taking It All Too Hard – Genesis: piano chords

Taking It All Too Hard by Genesis uses 14 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

D/A A G/A Bm F#m Em7 Am/D Dm9 Dm Gmaj7 C/G Bbmaj7 Db/Gb Bbm

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D/A A G/A D/A A G/A D/A A G/A Bm F#m Em7

Chorus 1

D/A A G/A D/A A G/A D/A A G/A Bm F#m Em7

Interlude 1

Am/D

Verse 1

Dm9 Am/D Dm9 Am/D Dm Am/D Gmaj7 C/G Gmaj7 C/G Gmaj7

Bridge 1

Bbmaj7 Db/Gb Bbm

Chorus 2

D/A A G/A D/A A G/A D/A A G/A Bm F#m Em7

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Chorus 3

D/A A G/A D/A A G/A D/A A G/A Bm F#m Em7

Interlude 2

Am/D

Verse 2

Dm9 Am/D Dm9 Am/D Dm Am/D Gmaj7 C/G Gmaj7 C/G Gmaj7

Bridge 2

Bbmaj7 Db/Gb Bbm

Chorus 4

D/A A G/A D/A A G/A D/A A G/A Bm F#m Em7

Chorus 5

D/A A G/A D/A A G/A D/A A G/A Bm F#m Em7 Bm F#m Em7 Bm F#m Em7

Chorus 6

D/A A G/A D/A A G/A D/A A G/A Bm F#m Em7

Chorus 7

D/A A G/A D/A A G/A D/A A G/A Bm F#m Em7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

D

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

A

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

G

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

Bm

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

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

Em7

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Dm9

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
DFACE
Practice Dm9

Gmaj7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
GBDF♯
Practice Gmaj7

C

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

Questions

Which chords does Taking It All Too Hard by Genesis use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Taking It All Too Hard by Genesis in?

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

How hard is Taking It All Too Hard to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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