# Tell Me Why – Genesis: piano chords

Tell Me Why by Genesis uses 12 chords in B minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Em6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em6), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C6](https://pianokitty.com/c/C6), [G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am6)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Bm G Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Bm G Bm G Bm G D G D G Em7 Em6 Em7 D G A A7 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Bm G Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Bm G Bm G Bm G D G D G Em7 Em6 Em7 D G A A7 G D G C D C G D C6 G6 Bm Am C Am Am6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Bm Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Bm G Bm G Bm G D G D G Em7 Em6 Em7 D G A A7 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Bm G

## Questions

### Which chords does Tell Me Why by Genesis use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Tell Me Why by Genesis in?

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

### How hard is Tell Me Why to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (12), 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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