Kaiser Chiefs

Ruby – Kaiser Chiefs: piano chords

Ruby by Kaiser Chiefs uses 11 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Am Em D C Bm Bbm G F# E Eb Bb

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Am Em D Am Em D C Bm Bbm Am Em D Am Em D C Bm Am G F# E D

Verse 1

Am Em Bm D Am Em Bm D

Chorus 1

Am Em D Am Em D Am Em D C Bm Am Em D

Verse 2

Am Em Bm D Am Em Bm D

Chorus 2

Am Em D Am Em D Am Em D C Bm Am Em D

Bridge 1

Eb Em C Am D Eb Em C Am D Eb

Instrumental 1

Em C Am D Eb

Chorus 3

Am Em D Am Em D Am Em D C Bb Am Em D C Bb Am Em D Am Em D Eb Em

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Em

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

D

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

C

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

A#m

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneF
A♯C♯F
Practice A#m

G

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

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Questions

Which chords does Ruby by Kaiser Chiefs use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Ruby by Kaiser Chiefs in?

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

How hard is Ruby to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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