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Alien Days – MGMT: piano chords

Alien Days by MGMT uses 18 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

E B7 E7 C F#dim7 G#sus4 C#m Emaj7 D Dm A Edim F G D6 C#dim7 Edim7 G#7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E B7 E E7 C F#dim7 G#sus4 C#m C E Emaj7 D Dm A Edim E B7 E B7 E B7 E

Verse 1

B7 E E7 C F#dim7 G#sus4 C#m C E Emaj7 D Dm A Edim E B7 E B7 E B7 E

Bridge 1

F G C F G A Dm D6 F G C#dim7

Instrumental 1

E B7 E B7 A Edim7 G#sus4 G#7 C#m C E B7 E E7 C F#dim7

Verse 2

F G C F G A Dm D F G C#dim7

Outro 1

F G C F G A Dm D6 F G C#dim7 F G C#dim7 F G C#dim7 F G C#dim7 F G C#dim7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

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

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

E7

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

C

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

F#dim7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneCD♯ — chord toneD♯
F♯ACD♯
Practice F#dim7

Dm

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

A

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

F

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

G

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

C#dim7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneGA♯ — chord toneA♯
C♯EGA♯
Practice C#dim7

Questions

Which chords does Alien Days by MGMT use?

Different chords: 18. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Alien Days by MGMT in?

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

How hard is Alien Days to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (18), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.