# Your Own Special Way – Genesis: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C6](https://pianokitty.com/c/C6), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+C+C6+Cmaj7+C6+C+C6+Cmaj7+C6+%3Cverse_1%3E+C+C6+Cmaj7+C6+C+C6+Cmaj7+C6+A+C+C6+Cmaj7+C6+C+C6+Cmaj7+C6+Ab+G+F%23m7+F+C+C6+Cmaj7+C6+C+C6+Cmaj7+C6+C+C6+Cmaj7+C6+C+C6+Cmaj7+C6+C+C6+Cmaj7+C6+Ab+G+F%23m7+F+%3Cchorus_1%3E+C+Dm7+F+C%2FE+Fmaj7+C%2FE+Fmaj7+Em7+Dm7+C+Dm7+F+C%2FE+Fmaj7+C%2FE+Fmaj7+Em7+Dm7+C+C6+Cmaj7+C6+C+C6+Cmaj7+C6&seq=inOrder&title=Genesis+-+Your+Own+Special+Way)

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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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