# 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.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [Esus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus2), [E/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [E/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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

## 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.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=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%23m7+D+Esus4+E+A+C%23m7+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%2FG%23+A+B+E+E%2FG%23+A+E%2FB+B+E+E%2FG%23+A+B+E+E%2FG%23+A+E%2FB+B+E+A+C%23m7+D+Esus4+E&seq=inOrder&title=Orchestral+Manoeuvres+In+The+Dark+-+Secret)

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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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