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Aneurysm – Nirvana: piano chords

Aneurysm by Nirvana uses 9 chords in F# minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

F# minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

F# Csus2 Bm A F# C B A F#

Bridge 1

B D B D

Verse 1

B D B D B D B D

Chorus 1

F# G# A Bb B Bb A F# G# A Bb B Bb A F#

Verse 2

B D B D B D B D

Chorus 2

F# G# A Bb B Bb A F# G# A Bb B Bb A F#

Outro 1

C B A F# C B A F# C B A F#

Chords on the piano

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

Csus2

C — bass noteCD — chord toneDG — chord toneG
CDG
Practice Csus2

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

A

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

C

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

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Questions

Which chords does Aneurysm by Nirvana use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Aneurysm by Nirvana in?

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

How hard is Aneurysm to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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