# Roots – Imagine Dragons: piano chords

Roots by Imagine Dragons uses 4 chords in G minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Gm Eb Cm D
- Verse 1: Gm Eb Cm Gm Eb Cm
- Chorus 1: Gm Eb Cm D Gm Eb Cm Gm
- Verse 2: Eb Cm D Gm Eb Cm
- Chorus 2: Gm Eb Cm D Gm Eb Cm Gm
- Bridge 1: Eb Cm D Gm Eb Cm
- Interlude 1: Gm Eb Cm
- Chorus 3: Gm Eb Cm

## Questions

### Which chords does Roots by Imagine Dragons use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Roots by Imagine Dragons in?

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

### How hard is Roots to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (4), 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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