Patti Smith

Ask the Angels – Patti Smith: piano chords

Ask the Angels by Patti Smith uses 11 chords in F# minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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F# minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

F#m D A E Fm C# G# D# Gm A# F

Chord sheet

F#m D A E Fm C# G# D# Gm A# F F#m D F#m D F#m D F#m D F#m D F#m D F#m D A D A D A D A D E F#m D F#m D F#m D F#m D A D A D A D A D E Fm C# G# C# G# C# G# C# G# C# D# Gm D# A# D# A# D# A# D# A# D# F

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

D

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

A

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

E

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

Fm

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
FG♯C
Practice Fm

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

G#

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

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

A#

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

Questions

Which chords does Ask the Angels by Patti Smith use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Ask the Angels by Patti Smith in?

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

How hard is Ask the Angels to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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