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The Knife – Genesis: piano chords

The Knife by Genesis uses 43 chords in C minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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C minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

G#m G# G#sus2 C#m/G# A#m A# A#sus2 D#m/A# Cm C Csus2 C#/G# D#/A# Cm7 F# E/B C#m Abmaj7/C C/G G#9 G#sus4 G#m7 E/G# F#/G# G#m6 F#maj7/G# G#m9 D#m/G# G#m/B D#m G#m/F# G#m/C# D# A#m7 E C#/D# G#m7/D# D#sus4 Emaj7 Fsus4 Cmaj7 F#/E G#maj7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G#m G# G#sus2 G#m G# C#m/G# G#m A#m A# A#sus2 A#m A# D#m/A# A#m Cm C Cm Csus2 Cm C Cm Csus2 G# G# G#sus2 G# G# C#/G# G#

Verse 1

G# G#sus2 G# G# C#/G# G# G# G#sus2 G# G# C#/G# G# A# A# A#sus2 A# A# D#/A# A# A# A#sus2 A# A# D#/A# A# C C C Csus2 C C C Csus2

Bridge 1

C C C Csus2 C C C Csus2

Chorus 1

Cm Cm7 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Cm7 Cm Cm7 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Cm7 Cm Cm7 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Cm7 G# F# E/B C#m G#

Bridge 2

G# G#sus2 G# G# C#/G# G#

Verse 2

G# G#sus2 G# G# C#/G# G# G# G#sus2 G# G# C#/G# G# A# A# A#sus2 A# A# D#/A# A# A# A#sus2 A# A# D#/A# A# C C C Csus2 C C C Csus2

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Bridge 3

C C C Csus2 C C C Csus2

Chorus 2

Cm Cm7 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Cm7 Cm Cm7 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Cm7 Cm Cm7 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Cm7 G# F# E/B C#m G#

Bridge 4

G# G#sus2 G# G# C#/G# G# A# A# A#sus2 A# A# D#/A# A# C C C Csus2 C C C Csus2 Cm Cm7 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Cm7 Cm Cm7 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Cm7 Cm Cm7 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm Abmaj7/C Cm Abmaj7/C Cm7 Abmaj7/C Cm7 Cm Cm7 Cm C/G G#9 G#

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G#sus4 G#m7 C#/G# G#9 E/G# F#/G# G#m F#/G# E/G# F#/G# G#m F#/G# E/G# F#/G# G#m G#m7 G#m6 F#/G# F#maj7/G# G#m9 F#/G# G#m F#/G# E/G# F#/G# G#m D#m/G# G#m D#m/G# G#m D#m/G# C#/G# D#m/G#

Verse 3

G#m D#m/G# C#/G# D#m/G# G#m D#m/G# C#/G# D#m/G# G#m D#m/G# C#/G# D#m/G# G#m D#m/G# C#/G# D#m/G# G#m D#m/G# C#/G# D#m/G# G#m D#m/G# C#/G# C#m/G# G#m/B D#m G#m/F# D#m/A# G#m/C# D#m G#m D#m/G# G#m D#m/G# C#m/G# D#m/G# G#m D#m/G# C#m/G# D#m/G# G#m D#m/G# C#m/G# D#m/G# G#m D#m/G# C#m/G# D#m/G# G#m C#/G# G#m7 C#/G# C#m D# G#m/B A#m7 G#m7 C#/G# E D# G#m/B A#m7 G#m7 C#/G# E D# G#m/B C#/D# G#m/B C#/G# C#m D# G#m/B A#m G#m C#/G# E D# G#m C#/G# G#m7/D# C#/D# Cm D# G#m/B A#m7 G#m7 C#/G# C#m D# G#m D#m/G# C#/G# C#m/G# D#m/G# C#m/G#

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D#m/G# G# G#m C#m D#sus4 G#m C#m Emaj7 G#m A#m D#m Fsus4 A#m D#m A#m

Bridge 5

Cm C Cm Csus2 Cm C Cm Csus2

Outro 1

C Cmaj7 C Csus2 C Csus2 C Csus2 C C C C C C C C C Csus2 C Csus2 C Csus2 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Csus2 C Csus2 C Csus2 C C C C C C C C C Csus2 C Csus2 C Csus2 C Cmaj7 Cm Cm7 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Cm7 Cm Cm7 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm C Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Csus2 Cm Cm7

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G# F# E F#/E G#maj7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G#m

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

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

D#m

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯
D♯F♯A♯
Practice D#m

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

C

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

Csus2

C — bass noteCD — chord toneDG — chord toneG
CDG
Practice Csus2

C#

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

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

Questions

Which chords does The Knife by Genesis use?

Different chords: 43. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is The Knife by Genesis in?

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

How hard is The Knife to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (43), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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