# First We Take Manhattan – Leonard Cohen: piano chords

First We Take Manhattan by Leonard Cohen uses 7 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am G F E Am
- Verse 1: Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am G F E Am
- Verse 2: Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am G F E Am
- Chorus 1: C G F G C Am Dm Am G F E Am
- Verse 3: Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am G F E Am
- Verse 4: Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am G F E Am
- Chorus 2: C G F G C Am Dm Am G F E Am
- Verse 5: Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am G F E Am
- Verse 6: Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am G F E Am
- Outro 1: A G Am

## Questions

### Which chords does First We Take Manhattan by Leonard Cohen use?

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

### What key is First We Take Manhattan by Leonard Cohen in?

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

### How hard is First We Take Manhattan 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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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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