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A Design for Life – Manic Street Preachers: piano chords

A Design for Life by Manic Street Preachers uses 12 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Cmaj7 Dm G7 Ebmaj7 C/D G Em Am Am7 F C/F Fmaj7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Cmaj7

Verse 1

Dm G7 Ebmaj7 Dm Cmaj7

Verse 2

Dm G7 Ebmaj7 Dm Cmaj7

Chorus 1

Dm C/D Dm G Dm C/D Dm G Em Am Am7 F C/F F Fmaj7 Am F Am F Am F Cmaj7

Verse 3

Dm G7 Ebmaj7 Dm Cmaj7

Chorus 2

Dm C/D Dm G Dm C/D Dm G Em Am Am7 F C/F F Fmaj7

Instrumental 1

Cmaj7 Dm G7 Ebmaj7 Dm Cmaj7

Chorus 3

Dm C/D Dm G Dm C/D Dm G Em Am Am7 F C/F F Fmaj7 Am F Am F Am F

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Dm

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

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

D#maj7

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
D♯GA♯D
Practice D#maj7

C

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

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Am7

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

F

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

Questions

Which chords does A Design for Life by Manic Street Preachers use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is A Design for Life by Manic Street Preachers in?

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

How hard is A Design for Life to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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