# Bend & Break – Keane: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Emaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj7), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [Amaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj7), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Asus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus4), [G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7)

## 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

## 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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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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