Phil Collins

Separate Lives – Phil Collins: piano chords

Separate Lives by Phil Collins uses 27 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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E major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

E A D G B E6 C#m7 G#m F#m7/A B7/D# F C7 B7/A Am6/E B7 F#m Bm7 G#m7 E/G# F#m7 A/E C#/G# D7/A B11 D9 A6 D/E

Chord sheet

E A D G B A E E6 A C#m7 G#m A F#m7/A B7/D# F E C#m7 C7 E B7/A E Am6/E E F#m7/A B7 A G#m F#m E A Bm7 B7 C#m7 G#m7 E/G# F#m7 E A/E E A C#/G# B D7/A E B7/A E Am6/E E B11 A G#m F#m E/G# A B7 C#m7 G#m7 E/G# E F#m7 E A C#m7 D9 A6 E B7/A E Am6/E E Am6/E B7 A G#m F#m E A Bm7 B7 E G#m7 F#m7 B7 E F#m7 C#m7 Bm7 D/E

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

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

A

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

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

F#m7

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

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

Am6

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEF♯ — chord toneF♯
ACEF♯
Practice Am6

F#m

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

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

G#m7

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
G♯BD♯F♯
Practice G#m7

Questions

Which chords does Separate Lives by Phil Collins use?

Different chords: 27. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Separate Lives by Phil Collins in?

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

How hard is Separate Lives to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (27), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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