# 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.

## Chords in the song

[D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Am/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Dm9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm9), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Gmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj7), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bbmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj7), [Db/Gb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm)

## 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
- 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

## 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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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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