# The Return of the Giant Hogweed – Genesis: piano chords

The Return of the Giant Hogweed by Genesis uses 34 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Abmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj7), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Gb6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp6), [Eb/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [F/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Em/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Am/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Dm/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Gb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Ab/Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Dbsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpsus2), [Abm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Dmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Eb G Bbm Am7 Abmaj7 G
- Verse 1: Gm Dsus4 Gm Bb F Dsus4 Gm Dsus4 Gm Bb F Dsus4 D A D A D A D Gm Dsus4 Gm Bb F Dsus4 Gm Dsus4 Gm Bb F Dsus4 D A D A D A D
- Chorus 1: Bbm F Bbm F Bbm F
- Bridge 1: Gb6 F G
- Verse 2: G Eb/G F/G Bb/G F/G Em/G Am/G Dm/G Gm Eb/G C/G F/G D/G Em/G G
- Verse 3: F G Em G Ab Gb Ab Fm Ab A A7 Dm/G Gm Eb/G C/G F/G D/G Em/G G
- Bridge 2: D G D G D G D G D
- Verse 4: Gm Dsus4 Gm Bb F Dsus4 Gm Dsus4 Gm Bb F Dsus4 D A D A D A D Gm Dsus4 Gm Bb F Dsus4 Gm Dsus4 Gm Bb F Dsus4 D A D A D A D
- Chorus 2: Bbm F Bbm F Bbm F
- Bridge 3: Gb6 F G
- Verse 5: G Eb/G F/G Bb/G F/G Em/G Am/G Dm/G Gm Eb/G C/G F/G D/G Em/G G
- Verse 6: F G Em G Ab Gb Ab Fm Ab A A7 Dm/G Gm Eb/G C/G F/G D/G Em/G G
- Bridge 4: D G D G D G D G D Gm Dsus4 Gm Bb F Dsus4 Gm Dsus4 Gm Bb F Dsus4 D A D A D A D Bbm F C Ab/Eb Fm Eb
- Outro 1: Dbsus2 Ab Dbsus2 Fm Eb Abm Eb/G Db Abm Gb Ab Bb Db Gb Dmaj7 E F# G# Gm Bb Eb Bb C D Db Eb F Bb C Db Abm Gb Ab Bb Db Gb Dmaj7 E F# G# Gm Bb Eb Bb C D Db Eb F Db Eb F Db Eb F

## Questions

### Which chords does The Return of the Giant Hogweed by Genesis use?

Different chords: 34. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Return of the Giant Hogweed by Genesis in?

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

### How hard is The Return of the Giant Hogweed to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (34), 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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