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Christine Sixteen – KISS: piano chords

Christine Sixteen by KISS uses 7 chords in Ab major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
Ab major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D# D#sus4 C# C#sus4 G# F# Bb

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G# D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G#

Verse 1

D# C# C#sus4 C# G# F# C# D# C# C#sus4 C# F# C# G#

Chorus 1

D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G# D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G#

Verse 2

D# C# C#sus4 C# G# F# C# D# C# C#sus4 C# F# C# G#

Chorus 2

D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G# D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G#

Solo 1

D# C# G# F# C# D# C# F# C# G#

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Bridge 1

Bb D# Bb

Chorus 3

D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G# D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G# D#

Outro 1

C# D# C# G# D# C# D# C# G# D# C# D# C# G#

Chords on the piano

D#

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

D#sus4

D♯ — bass noteD♯G♯ — chord toneG♯A♯ — chord toneA♯
D♯G♯A♯
Practice D#sus4

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

C#sus4

C♯ — bass noteC♯F♯ — chord toneF♯G♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯F♯G♯
Practice C#sus4

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

F#

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

A#

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

Questions

Which chords does Christine Sixteen by KISS use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Christine Sixteen by KISS in?

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

How hard is Christine Sixteen to play on the piano?

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

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