# I Had a Dream, Joe – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: piano chords

I Had a Dream, Joe by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds uses 6 chords in G minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chorus 1: Cm F D Gm Cm F Bb
- Verse 1: Gm Eb D Gm Eb D Gm Eb D Gm Eb D Gm Eb D Gm Eb D Cm
- Chorus 2: F D Gm Cm F Bb
- Verse 2: Gm Eb D Gm Eb D Gm Eb D Gm Eb D Cm
- Chorus 3: F D Gm Cm F Bb
- Verse 3: Gm Eb D Gm Eb D Gm Eb D Gm Eb D Cm
- Chorus 4: F Gm Cm F Bb Cm F Gm Cm F Bb

## Questions

### Which chords does I Had a Dream, Joe by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is I Had a Dream, Joe by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds in?

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

### How hard is I Had a Dream, Joe to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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