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Sorrow – Pink Floyd: piano chords

Sorrow by Pink Floyd uses 11 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Em D/E Em D/E Em D/E C/E Em D/E Em D/E

Verse 1

Em D/E C/E Em D/E Em D/E Em D/E C/E Em D/E

Verse 2

Em D/E C/E Em D/E Em D/E

Bridge 1

Bm A/B D/A Bm/F# F#m Bm A/B A Bm/F# F#m

Interlude 1

Gmaj7 D/A Gmaj7 D/A B A/B B Bm Gmaj7 D/A Gmaj7 D/A B A/B B Bm A/B

Verse 3

Em D/E C/E Em D/E Em D/E Em D/E C/E Em D/E

Outro 1

Em D/E Em D/E

Chords on the piano

Em

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

D

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

C

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

Bm

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

A

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

F#m

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

Gmaj7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
GBDF♯
Practice Gmaj7

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

Questions

Which chords does Sorrow by Pink Floyd use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Sorrow by Pink Floyd in?

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

How hard is Sorrow to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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