Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Secret – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark: piano chords

Secret by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark uses 10 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A A7 D Esus4 E C#m7 Esus2 E/G# B E/B

Chord sheet

A A7 D Esus4 E A A7 D Esus4 E A A7 D Esus4 E A A7 D Esus4 E A A7 D Esus4 E A C#m7 D Esus4 E A C#m7 D Esus4 E A A7 D Esus4 E A A7 D Esus4 E A A7 D Esus4 E A A7 D Esus2 E A E E/G# A B E E/G# A E/B B E E/G# A B E E/G# A E/B B E A C#m7 D Esus4 E

Chords on the piano

A

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

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

D

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

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

Esus2

E — bass noteEF♯ — chord toneF♯B — chord toneB
EF♯B
Practice Esus2

B

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

Questions

Which chords does Secret by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Secret by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark in?

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

How hard is Secret to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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