# Misery – Maroon 5: piano chords

Misery by Maroon 5 uses 5 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Cmaj7 Am D G
- Chorus 1: Cmaj7 Am D G Cmaj7 Am D G
- Verse 1: Cmaj7 Am E7 G Cmaj7 Am E7 G
- Chorus 2: Cmaj7 Am D G Cmaj7 Am D G
- Verse 2: Cmaj7 Am E7 G Cmaj7 Am E7 G Cmaj7 Am E7 G Cmaj7 Am E7 G Cmaj7 Am E7 G Cmaj7 Am
- Chorus 3: Cmaj7 Am D G Cmaj7 Am D G

## Questions

### Which chords does Misery by Maroon 5 use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Misery by Maroon 5 in?

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

### How hard is Misery to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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