# Obstacle 1 – Interpol: piano chords

Obstacle 1 by Interpol uses 5 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [C/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: F Am F Am F Am F Am F Am F Am F Am F Am F Am
- Chorus 1: Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7
- Verse 2: F Am F Am F Am F Am F Am F Am
- Chorus 2: Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C/B Am Cmaj7
- Bridge 1: F Am F Am F Am F Am F Am F Am F Cmaj7 F Cmaj7 F Cmaj7 F Cmaj7 F Am F Am F Cmaj7 F Cmaj7 F Cmaj7 F Cmaj7

## Questions

### Which chords does Obstacle 1 by Interpol use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Obstacle 1 by Interpol in?

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

### How hard is Obstacle 1 to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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