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Big Time – Peter Gabriel: piano chords

Big Time by Peter Gabriel uses 13 chords in G minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

G minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Dsus4/G Gm C7/G Am/G Gm C7/G Csus4/G Cm7/G Gm C7/G Csus4/G Cm7/G Gm C7/G Csus4/G Cm7/G Gm C7/E Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb Fsus4 F Fsus4 F C7/G Csus4/G Cm7/G Gm C7/G Csus4/G Cm7/G Gm C7/E Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb

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C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb Csus4 Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb Csus4 Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb Fsus4 F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Gm Gm/Bb Fsus4 Gm Gm/Bb C/E Csus4/F Dsus4/G C7/G Am/G Csus4/G Cm7/G C7/E Fsus4 F Csus4

Chords on the piano

Gm

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

C

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

Csus4

C — bass noteCF — chord toneFG — chord toneG
CFG
Practice Csus4

Dsus4

D — bass noteDG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
DGA
Practice Dsus4

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

Fsus4

F — bass noteFA♯ — chord toneA♯C — chord toneC
FA♯C
Practice Fsus4

F

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

Questions

Which chords does Big Time by Peter Gabriel use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Big Time by Peter Gabriel in?

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

How hard is Big Time to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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