# In The Air Tonight – Phil Collins: piano chords

In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins uses 7 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Em D C D
- Chorus 1: Em D C D Em D C D Em D C D Em D C D Em D C D Em D C D Em
- Bridge 1: E G D A E G D A E G D A E G D A
- Verse 1: E C A Am E C A Am E C A Am E C A
- Chorus 2: E G D A E G D A E G D A E G D A

## Questions

### Which chords does In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins use?

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

### What key is In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins in?

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

### How hard is In The Air Tonight 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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