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The Fountain of Salmacis – Genesis: piano chords

The Fountain of Salmacis by Genesis uses 40 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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E major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Cmaj7 D Em Bm F# B Am Am9 Am6 Esus4 Am7 Gsus4/D G/D C/D Bm7 E G F Cm7 A Gdim7 Bbdim7 C#dim7 Edim7 C# G#m C#m D#m C#sus4 E/D F#/E B/E A#m/F Fm A#m Fm7 G#/F# G# C#m7 Em7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Cmaj7 D Cmaj7 D Cmaj7 D

Verse 1

Em Bm Em F# B Em Bm Em F# B Am

Verse 2

Am9 Am6 Esus4 Em Am9 Am6 Esus4 Em Am7 Am Esus4 Em Am7 Am Esus4 Em

Bridge 1

Gsus4/D G/D Gsus4/D C/D D

Verse 3

Am9 Am6 Esus4 Em Am9 Am6 Esus4 Em Am9 Am6 Esus4 Em Am7 Am6 Esus4 Em

Bridge 2

Gsus4/D G/D Gsus4/D C/D D Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 D

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Verse 4

Em Bm Em F# B Em Bm Em F# B Am

Verse 5

Am9 Am6 Esus4 Em Am9 Am6 Esus4 Em Am7 Am Esus4 Em Am7 Am6 Esus4 Em

Bridge 3

Gsus4/D G/D Gsus4/D C/D D E G D B Em F Cm7 D A E E E A B E B F# G A G D G D G D G D G D Gdim7 Bbdim7 C#dim7 Edim7 E A B E B F# G A G D G D G C# F# C# F# C#

Bridge 4

F# G#m F# G#m C#m G#m C#m G#m C# F# C# F# C# F# C# F# C# F#

Bridge 5

G#m F# G#m C#m G#m C#m G#m C# F# C# F# C# F# C# F# C# F#

Verse 6

D#m D C#sus4 C# E B G#m C#m A D E/D D E/D D E C# F# C# F# C# F# C# F# C# F# C# F# C# F# C# F# C# F# C# F# C# F#/E B/E F#/E E F#/E E F#/E A#m/F Fm A#m A#m/F Fm7 F# G#/F# F# G# G#m C#m7 G#m C#m7 G#m C#m7 G#m C#m7 Bm Em7 Bm Em7 Bm Em7 Bm Em7 Em Am B Em Cmaj7 D

Verse 7

Am9 Am6 Esus4 Em Am9 Am6 Esus4 Em Am9 Am6 Esus4 Em Am9 Am6 Esus4 Em

Bridge 6

Gsus4/D G/D Gsus4/D C/D D

Verse 8

D#m D C#sus4 C# E B G#m C#m A D E/D D E/D D E/D D E/D D E/D D E/D D E/D D E/D D E/D D E/D D E/D D E/D D E/D D E/D F#

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

D

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

Em

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

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

B

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

Am6

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEF♯ — chord toneF♯
ACEF♯
Practice Am6

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

G

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

E

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

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

Questions

Which chords does The Fountain of Salmacis by Genesis use?

Different chords: 40. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is The Fountain of Salmacis by Genesis in?

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

How hard is The Fountain of Salmacis to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (40), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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