# O Superman – Laurie Anderson: piano chords

O Superman by Laurie Anderson uses 6 chords in Ab major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [A#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [G#6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp6), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: G# A#m Fm Gm G# Gm Fm G# A#m Fm G# A#m G#6 A#m Fm G#6 G# Fm Cm G# Gm G# Fm Cm G# Cm G# Fm G# Cm G# Fm Cm G# Gm Fm
- Verse 2: A#m G# Fm Cm A#m G# Fm Cm A#m G# Fm Cm A#m G# Fm Cm G# Cm G# Fm Cm Gm G# A#m Fm G# Cm Fm G# Cm A#m G# A#m G# A#m G#
- Bridge 1: A#m G# Fm Cm A#m G# Fm Cm A#m G# Fm Cm G# A#m G# Fm Cm A#m G# Fm Cm A#m G# Fm Cm G# A#m G# Fm Cm A#m G# Fm Cm G#

## Questions

### Which chords does O Superman by Laurie Anderson use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is O Superman by Laurie Anderson in?

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

### How hard is O Superman to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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