# Separate Lives – Phil Collins: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [E6](https://pianokitty.com/c/E6), [C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [F#m7/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [B7/D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [B7/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [Am6/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am6), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [G#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm7), [E/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [A/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C#/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [D7/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [B11](https://pianokitty.com/c/B11), [D9](https://pianokitty.com/c/D9), [A6](https://pianokitty.com/c/A6), [D/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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

## 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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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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