Pearl Jam

Spin the Black Circle – Pearl Jam: piano chords

Spin the Black Circle by Pearl Jam uses 10 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A G B F E D# D C C# A#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A G B F E D# D C

Verse 1

B A B A D C D C F E D# D

Chorus 1

C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C

Verse 2

B A B A D C D C

Chorus 2

F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C

Instrumental 1

C# C B C B A# B A# A B

Bridge 1

D E

Chorus 3

C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C F E D# D C

Chords on the piano

A

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

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

B

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

E

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

D#

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

D

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

C

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

C#

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

A#

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

Questions

Which chords does Spin the Black Circle by Pearl Jam use?

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

What key is Spin the Black Circle by Pearl Jam in?

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

How hard is Spin the Black Circle 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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