Pet Shop Boys

Suburbia – Pet Shop Boys: piano chords

Suburbia by Pet Shop Boys uses 14 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E C#augmaj7 Asus4 F#m7 E F#m G D A Bm E7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E

Verse 1

Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E Asus2 C#augmaj7 Asus4 F#m7/E Asus2 C#augmaj7 Asus4 F#m7 Asus4 C#augmaj7 Asus4 F#m7/E Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E

Chorus 1

E F#m G D E F#m G D A E F#m G Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E

Verse 2

Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E

Chorus 2

E F#m G D E F#m G D A E F#m G Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E

Bridge 1

Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E F#m Bm D E E7

Solo 1

Asus2 Asus4/D F#m7/E

Chorus 3

E F#m G D E F#m G D A E F#m G Asus2 C#augmaj7/Db Asus4/D F#m7/E

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Asus2

A — bass noteAB — chord toneBE — chord toneE
ABE
Practice Asus2

C#augmaj7

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
C♯FAC
Practice C#augmaj7

Asus4

A — bass noteAD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
ADE
Practice Asus4

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

E

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

F#m

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

G

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

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

Bm

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

Questions

Which chords does Suburbia by Pet Shop Boys use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Suburbia by Pet Shop Boys in?

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

How hard is Suburbia to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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