# Frederick – Patti Smith: piano chords

Frederick by Patti Smith uses 7 chords in C# minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Dmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [C#maj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj7), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: Dmaj7 E C#m7 Dmaj7 E C#m7 F#m Dmaj7 E C#m7 F#m Dmaj7 E C#m F#m Dmaj7 E C#maj7 F# Dmaj7 E C#m7 F#m Dmaj7 E C#m7 F#m Dmaj7 E C#m7 F#m Dmaj7 E C#m7 F#m Dmaj7 E C#m7 Dmaj7 E Dmaj7 E C#m7 F#m C#m7 Dmaj7 E C#m7 F#m Dmaj7 E C#maj7 F#

## Questions

### Which chords does Frederick by Patti Smith use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Frederick by Patti Smith in?

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

### How hard is Frederick to play on the piano?

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

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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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