# As I Sat Sadly by Her Side – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: piano chords

As I Sat Sadly by Her Side by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds uses 5 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Am F Am F Am F Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am A Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am A Am G F G Am G F G Am A Am G F Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am A Am G F G Am G F G Am A Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F Am A Am G F G Am G F G Am B

## Questions

### Which chords does As I Sat Sadly by Her Side by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds use?

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

### What key is As I Sat Sadly by Her Side by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds in?

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

### How hard is As I Sat Sadly by Her Side to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. 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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