# The Fountain of Salmacis – Genesis: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am9), [Am6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am6), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Gsus4/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [G/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Gdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gdim7), [Bbdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpdim7), [C#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpdim7), [Edim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Edim7), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [D#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [C#sus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpsus4), [E/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [B/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [A#m/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [A#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [Fm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm7), [G#/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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
- 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#

## 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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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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