Genesis

Your Own Special Way – Genesis: piano chords

Your Own Special Way by Genesis uses 12 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C C6 Cmaj7 A Ab G F#m7 F Dm7 C/E Fmaj7 Em7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C C6 Cmaj7 C6 C C6 Cmaj7 C6

Verse 1

C C6 Cmaj7 C6 C C6 Cmaj7 C6 A C C6 Cmaj7 C6 C C6 Cmaj7 C6 Ab G F#m7 F C C6 Cmaj7 C6 C C6 Cmaj7 C6 C C6 Cmaj7 C6 C C6 Cmaj7 C6 C C6 Cmaj7 C6 Ab G F#m7 F

Chorus 1

C Dm7 F C/E Fmaj7 C/E Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 C Dm7 F C/E Fmaj7 C/E Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 C C6 Cmaj7 C6 C C6 Cmaj7 C6

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

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

C6

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
CEGA
Practice C6

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

G#

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

G

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

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Questions

Which chords does Your Own Special Way by Genesis use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Your Own Special Way by Genesis in?

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

How hard is Your Own Special Way to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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