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Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Green Day: piano chords

Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day uses 12 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Em G D A Em G D A

Verse 1

Em G D A Em G D A Em

Interlude 1

G D A

Verse 2

Em G D A Em G D A Em

Interlude 2

G D A Em G D A

Chorus 1

C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G B7

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Interlude 3

Em G D A Em D Em B7 Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D

Chorus 2

Cadd9 Em7 D G D Cadd9 Em7 D G D Cadd9 Em7 D G D Cadd9 Em7 D G D Cadd9 Em7 G D F#m E D

Chorus 3

A E F#m E D A E F#m E D A E F#m E D A E F#m E

Instrumental 1

F#m E D F#m E D

Verse 3

Em G D A Em G D A Em

Interlude 4

G D A Em G D A

Chorus 4

C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G B7

Interlude 5

Em G D A Em D Em B7 Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 Cadd9 Em7

Chorus 5

D A E F#m E D A E F#m E D A E F#m E D A E F#m E

Instrumental 2

F#m E D F#m E D

Chorus 6

A E F#m E D A E D A E F#m E D A E F#m E

Bridge 1

Cadd9 Em7 D G D Cadd9 Em7 D G Cadd9 D C#7

Solo 1

C G D Em D C G D Em C G D Em D C G B B7

Verse 4

Em G D A Em G D A

Outro 1

Em C D A G D Em C D A G D Em C D A G D Em C D A G D F#m E

Chorus 7

D A E F#m E D A E F#m E D A E F#m E D A E F#m E

Verse 5

F#m E F#m E D C#7 F#m E F#m E F#m E D C#7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

G

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

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

C

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

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

Em7

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

Cadd9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGD — chord toneD
CEGD
Practice Cadd9

F#m

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

E

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

Questions

Which chords does Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day use?

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

What key is Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day in?

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

How hard is Boulevard of Broken Dreams 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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