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Lavender – Marillion: piano chords

Lavender by Marillion uses 7 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E E7/D E7 C#m Amaj7

Verse 1

E E7/D E7 C#m Amaj7 E E7/D E7 C#m Amaj7 E E7/D C#m A

Chorus 1

E E7/D E7 C#m Amaj7 E E7/D E7 C#m Amaj7

Chorus 2

E E7/D E7 C#m Amaj7 E E7/D E7 C#m Amaj7

Chorus 3

E E7/D E7 C#m Amaj7 E E7/D E7 C#m Amaj7 E E7/D E7 C#m Amaj7 A E E7/D E7 C#m Amaj7 E E7/D E7 C#m Amaj7 E E7/D E7 C#m Amaj7 A E E7/D E7

Outro 1

C#m C E

Chords on the piano

E

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

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

C#m

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

Amaj7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
AC♯EG♯
Practice Amaj7

A

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

C

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

Questions

Which chords does Lavender by Marillion use?

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

What key is Lavender by Marillion in?

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

How hard is Lavender 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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