# The Knife – Genesis: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [G#sus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpsus2), [C#m/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [A#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [A#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [A#sus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpsus2), [D#m/A#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Csus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csus2), [C#/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [D#/A#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [E/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [Abmaj7/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj7), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G#9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp9), [G#sus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpsus4), [G#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm7), [E/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [G#m6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm6), [F#maj7/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj7), [G#m9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm9), [D#m/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [G#m/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [D#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [G#m/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [G#m/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [A#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C#/D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [G#m7/D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm7), [D#sus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpsus4), [Emaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj7), [Fsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsus4), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [F#/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [G#maj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj7)

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

## 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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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.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/genesis/the-knife