# Northern Star – Melanie C: piano chords

Northern Star by Melanie C uses 8 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [Cadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cadd9)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: Dm Am F C Dm Am F C Dm Am F C Dm Am F C Gm7 Dm Gm7 Am Gm7 Dm B C F7 Cadd9 B Cadd9 F7 Cadd9 B C Dm Am B C Dm Am F C Dm Am F C Gm7 Dm Gm7 Am Gm7 Dm B C F7 Cadd9 B Cadd9 F7 Cadd9 B C F7 Cadd9 B Cadd9 F7 Cadd9 B C Dm Am B C Dm Am B C Dm Am B C F7 Cadd9 B Cadd9 F7 Cadd9 B C F7 Cadd9 B Cadd9 F7 Cadd9 B C Dm Am B C Dm Am B C Dm Am B C

## Questions

### Which chords does Northern Star by Melanie C use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Northern Star by Melanie C in?

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

### How hard is Northern Star to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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