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We Might As Well Be Strangers – Keane: piano chords

We Might As Well Be Strangers by Keane uses 14 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

F major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Verse 1

Dm Gm9 Gm7 C C7 Dm Bb F Bb Dm Gm9 G7 C C7 Dm Bb Dm Bb

Chorus 1

Gm7 Am7 F Csus4/E C/E Gm7 Am7 F Csus4/E C/E Gm7 Am7 F Csus4/E C/E Bb F Csus4 C7

Verse 2

Dm Gm9 Gm7 C C7 Dm Bb F Bb Dm Gm9 G7 C C7 Dm Bb F Bb

Chorus 2

Gm7 Am7 F Csus4/E C/E Gm7 Am7 F Csus4/E C/E Gm7 Am7 F Csus4/E C/E Bb Dm F Bb Bb/A Bb Dm F Bb Bb/A Bb

Outro 1

F C/E Gm F Gm F C/E Gm F Gm F C/E Gm F Gm F C/E Gm F Gm Dm F

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Gm9

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
GA♯DFA
Practice Gm9

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

C

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

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

A#

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

Csus4

C — bass noteCF — chord toneFG — chord toneG
CFG
Practice Csus4

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

Questions

Which chords does We Might As Well Be Strangers by Keane use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is We Might As Well Be Strangers by Keane in?

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

How hard is We Might As Well Be Strangers to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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