Pearl Jam

Oceans – Pearl Jam: piano chords

Oceans by Pearl Jam uses 10 chords in F# minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
F# minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D C#sus4 C# Bm F#m C#6 B C Db Dmaj7

Chord sheet

Verse 1

D C#sus4 C# Bm F#m C#6 D C#sus4 C# Bm F#m C#6 B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C D Db Dmaj7 D C D Db Dmaj7 D C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C

Verse 2

D C#sus4 C# Bm F#m C#6 D C#sus4 C# Bm F#m C#6 B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C D Db Dmaj7 D C D Db Dmaj7 D C D Db Dmaj7 D C D Db Dmaj7 D C D C#sus4 C# Bm F#m C#6 D

Chords on the piano

D

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

C#sus4

C♯ — bass noteC♯F♯ — chord toneF♯G♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯F♯G♯
Practice C#sus4

C#

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

Bm

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

F#m

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

C#6

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭B♭ — chord toneB♭
C♯FG♯A♯
Practice C#6

B

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

C

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

Dmaj7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
DF♯AC♯
Practice Dmaj7

Questions

Which chords does Oceans by Pearl Jam use?

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

What key is Oceans by Pearl Jam in?

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

How hard is Oceans 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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