# Bird on the Wire – Leonard Cohen: piano chords

Bird on the Wire by Leonard Cohen uses 6 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C9](https://pianokitty.com/c/C9), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: D C9 D C9 D C9 D C9 D C9 D C9 D Bm D A C G D C9 D C9 D C9 D C9 D C9 D Bm D A C G D C9 D C9 D G D C9 G D G D G D G D Bm D A C G D C9 D C9 D G D C9 D G D C9 D G D C9 D G D C9 D C9 D

## Questions

### Which chords does Bird on the Wire by Leonard Cohen use?

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

### What key is Bird on the Wire by Leonard Cohen in?

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

### How hard is Bird on the Wire 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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