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Thru These Walls – Phil Collins: piano chords

Thru These Walls by Phil Collins uses 15 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Cadd9/D Bm7 Cadd9/D Bm7 Cadd9/D Bm7

Chorus 1

Cadd9/D Bm7 Cadd9/D Bm7 Cadd9/D Bm7

Bridge 1

Cmaj7/G D/A G/B Am

Verse 1

Dm Em F Am G Dm Em F Am G F Em Dm G Dm Em F Am G Dm Em F Am G F Em Dm G Dm Em F Am G Dm Em F Am G Bm F#m/C# Bm F#m/C#

Chorus 2

Cadd9/D Bm7 Cadd9/D Bm7 Cadd9/D Bm7

Bridge 2

Cmaj7/G D/A G/B Am

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Verse 2

Dm Em F Am G Dm Em F Am G F Em Dm G Dm Em F Am G Dm Em F Am G F Em Dm G Dm Em F Am G Dm Em F Am G Bm F#m/C# Bm F#m/C#

Chorus 3

Am7 G Am7 G Em D G Em

Chorus 4

Cadd9/D Bm7 Cadd9/D Bm7 Cadd9/D Bm7

Outro 1

Cmaj7/G D/A G/B Am Cadd9/D Am Cadd9/D C Cadd9/D Em Cadd9/D Am

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Cadd9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGD — chord toneD
CEGD
Practice Cadd9

Bm7

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

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

G

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

Am

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

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

F

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

Bm

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

F#m

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

Questions

Which chords does Thru These Walls by Phil Collins use?

Different chords: 15. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Thru These Walls by Phil Collins in?

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

How hard is Thru These Walls to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (15), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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