Gloria Estefan

Coming Out of the Dark – Gloria Estefan: piano chords

Coming Out of the Dark by Gloria Estefan uses 14 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

E major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E E/D

Verse 1

E E/D E D/E E D/E E D/E E/D A/C# Amaj7 A/B

Chorus 1

E E7 A/E Am6/E E C#m7 A A/B E E7 A/E Am6/E E D/E E D/E

Verse 2

E D/E E D/E E D/E E D/E E/D A/C# Amaj7 A/B E E7 A/E Am6/E A

Bridge 1

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

Chorus 2

E E7 A/E Am6/E E C#m7 A A/B E E7 A/E Am6/E E C#m7 A A/B

Outro 1

E C#m7 A A/B E E7 A/E Am6/E E C#m7 A A/E E E7 A/E E C#m7 A A/B E E7 A/E Am6/E

Chords on the piano

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Amaj7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
AC♯EG♯
Practice Amaj7

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

Am6

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEF♯ — chord toneF♯
ACEF♯
Practice Am6

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

Questions

Which chords does Coming Out of the Dark by Gloria Estefan use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Coming Out of the Dark by Gloria Estefan in?

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

How hard is Coming Out of the Dark to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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