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Bend & Break – Keane: piano chords

Bend & Break by Keane uses 12 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

E Esus4 D Emaj7 F#m C#m Amaj7 A B Asus4 G#m F#m7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E Esus4 D E

Verse 1

Emaj7 F#m C#m Amaj7 A E Emaj7 F#m C#m Amaj7 A F#m A B F#m A B

Chorus 1

E Esus4 E Asus4 A F#m B G#m A E Esus4 E Asus4 A F#m A E

Verse 2

Emaj7 F#m C#m Amaj7 A E Emaj7 F#m C#m Amaj7 A F#m A B F#m A B

Chorus 2

E Esus4 E Asus4 A F#m B G#m A E Esus4 E Asus4 A F#m A E

Bridge 1

Esus4 Esus4 E F#m7 A B

Chorus 3

E Esus4 E Asus4 A F#m B G#m A E Esus4 E Asus4 A F#m A E

Chorus 4

Esus4 E Asus4 A F#m B G#m A E Esus4 E Asus4 A F#m A E

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

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

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

Emaj7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
EG♯BD♯
Practice Emaj7

F#m

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

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

Amaj7

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

A

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

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

Asus4

A — bass noteAD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
ADE
Practice Asus4

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

Questions

Which chords does Bend & Break by Keane use?

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

What key is Bend & Break by Keane in?

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

How hard is Bend & Break 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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