Manic Street Preachers

Australia – Manic Street Preachers: piano chords

Australia by Manic Street Preachers uses 10 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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E major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

E Esus4 Emaj9 C B A Aadd9 C#m D Am

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E Esus4 Emaj9 C B A E Aadd9 B A

Verse 1

C#m C D C#m C B A C#m C D C#m C B A

Chorus 1

E Aadd9 B E Aadd9 B A

Solo 1

C#m C D

Verse 2

C#m C D C#m C B A

Chorus 2

E Aadd9 B E Aadd9 B A

Interlude 1

E Esus4 Emaj9 C B A E Esus4 Emaj9 C E Aadd9 B

Chorus 3

E Aadd9 B A Am E

Chords on the piano

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

Emaj9

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
EG♯BD♯F♯
Practice Emaj9

C

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

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Aadd9

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEB — chord toneB
AC♯EB
Practice Aadd9

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Am

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

Questions

Which chords does Australia by Manic Street Preachers use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Australia by Manic Street Preachers in?

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

How hard is Australia to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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