# I Promised Myself – Nick Kamen: piano chords

I Promised Myself by Nick Kamen uses 12 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Asus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus2), [Asus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus4), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Eadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Eadd9), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Bsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bsus2), [Bsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bsus4), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [C#m/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Bm/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: A Asus2 Asus4 A
- Verse 1: Asus2 Asus4 A E E Eadd9 E Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm E E Eadd9
- Verse 2: E A Asus2 Asus4 A E E Eadd9 E Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm E E Eadd9 E
- Chorus 1: C#m C#m/F# F# F# Bm Bm/A E E
- Verse 3: A Asus2 Asus4 A E E Eadd9 E Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm E E Eadd9
- Verse 4: E A Asus2 Asus4 A E E Eadd9 E Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm E E Eadd9 E
- Chorus 2: C#m C#m/F# F# F# Bm Bm/A E E C#m C#m/F# F# F# Bm Bm/A E E
- Interlude 1: A Asus2 Asus4 A
- Bridge 1: Asus2 Asus4 A E E Eadd9 E Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm E E Eadd9 E
- Chorus 3: C#m C#m/F# F# F# Bm Bm/A E E C#m C#m/F# F# F# Bm Bm/A E E
- Verse 5: A Asus2 Asus4 A E E Eadd9 E Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm E E Eadd9
- Verse 6: E A Asus2 Asus4 A E E Eadd9 E Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm E E Eadd9 E
- Outro 1: A Asus2 Asus4 A E E Eadd9 E Bm Bsus2 Bsus4 Bm E E Eadd9 E

## Questions

### Which chords does I Promised Myself by Nick Kamen use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is I Promised Myself by Nick Kamen in?

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

### How hard is I Promised Myself to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+A+Asus2+Asus4+A+%3Cverse_1%3E+Asus2+Asus4+A+E+E+Eadd9+E+Bm+Bsus2+Bsus4+Bm+E+E+Eadd9+%3Cverse_2%3E+E+A+Asus2+Asus4+A+E+E+Eadd9+E+Bm+Bsus2+Bsus4+Bm+E+E+Eadd9+E+%3Cchorus_1%3E+C%23m+C%23m%2FF%23+F%23+F%23+Bm+Bm%2FA+E+E+%3Cverse_3%3E+A+Asus2+Asus4+A+E+E+Eadd9+E+Bm+Bsus2+Bsus4+Bm+E+E+Eadd9+%3Cverse_4%3E+E+A+Asus2+Asus4+A+E+E+Eadd9+E+Bm+Bsus2+Bsus4+Bm+E+E+Eadd9+E+%3Cchorus_2%3E+C%23m+C%23m%2FF%23+F%23+F%23+Bm+Bm%2FA+E+E+C%23m+C%23m%2FF%23+F%23+F%23+Bm+Bm%2FA+E+E+%3Cinterlude_1%3E+A+Asus2+Asus4+A+%3Cbridge_1%3E+Asus2+Asus4+A+E+E+Eadd9+E+Bm+Bsus2+Bsus4+Bm+E+E+Eadd9+E+%3Cchorus_3%3E+C%23m+C%23m%2FF%23+F%23+F%23+Bm+Bm%2FA+E+E+C%23m+C%23m%2FF%23+F%23+F%23+Bm+Bm%2FA+E+E+%3Cverse_5%3E+A+Asus2+Asus4+A+E+E+Eadd9+E+Bm+Bsus2+Bsus4+Bm+E+E+Eadd9+%3Cverse_6%3E+E+A+Asus2+Asus4+A+E+E+Eadd9+E+Bm+Bsus2+Bsus4+Bm+E+E+Eadd9+E+%3Coutro_1%3E+A+Asus2+Asus4+A+E+E+Eadd9+E+Bm+Bsus2+Bsus4+Bm+E+E+Eadd9+E&seq=inOrder&title=Nick+Kamen+-+I+Promised+Myself)

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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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