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Happy Ending – MIKA: piano chords

Happy Ending by MIKA uses 13 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Chorus 1

C G Am F C G Am F

Verse 1

Am G F C Am G F C Am G F C Am G F C Am G F G C G Am7 Fmaj9 G C G Am7 Fmaj9 G

Chorus 2

C G Am F C G Am F

Verse 2

Am G F C Am Gadd9 F C Am G F C Am G F C Am G F G C G Am7 Fmaj9 G C G Am7 Fmaj9 G

Chorus 3

C G Am F C G Am7 F

Bridge 1

C G Am F C G7 Am F C Dm G7 G#dim7 Am Am/C F F/G C Dm G7 G#dim7 Am Am/C F F/G C Dm G7 G#dim7 Am7 Am/C F F/G C Dm G7 G#dim7 Am7 Am/C F F/G C Dm G G#dim7 Am Am/C F F/G C Dm G G#dim7 Am Am/C F F/G C Dm G G#dim7 Am Am/C F F/G C Dm G G#dim7 Am Am/C F F/G

Outro 1

C G Am7 Fadd9

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

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

G

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

Am

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

F

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

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

Fmaj9

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
FACEG
Practice Fmaj9

Gadd9

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDA — chord toneA
GBDA
Practice Gadd9

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

Dm

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

G#dim7

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
G♯BDF
Practice G#dim7

Questions

Which chords does Happy Ending by MIKA use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Happy Ending by MIKA in?

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

How hard is Happy Ending to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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