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Brass in Pocket – Pretenders: piano chords

Brass in Pocket by Pretenders uses 12 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Asus4 A Asus2 F#m F#sus4 Dsus2 D E11 Esus4 E Gmaj9 D/A

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Asus4 A

Verse 1

Asus2 Asus4 A Asus2 Asus4 A F#m F#sus4 Dsus2 D E11 A Asus2 Asus4 A Asus2 Asus4 A F#m F#sus4 Dsus2 D E11 Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E

Chorus 1

A Asus2 Gmaj9 Dsus2 D Dsus2 D E11

Verse 2

A Asus2 Asus4 A Asus2 Asus4 A F#m F#sus4 Dsus2 D E11 Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E

Chorus 2

A Asus2 Gmaj9 Dsus2 D Dsus2 D E11 A Asus2 Gmaj9 Dsus2 D Dsus2 D E11 A Asus2 Asus4 A Asus2 D/A A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Asus4

A — bass noteAD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
ADE
Practice Asus4

A

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

Asus2

A — bass noteAB — chord toneBE — chord toneE
ABE
Practice Asus2

F#m

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

F#sus4

F♯ — bass noteF♯B — chord toneBC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯BC♯
Practice F#sus4

Dsus2

D — bass noteDE — chord toneEA — chord toneA
DEA
Practice Dsus2

D

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

E11

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
EG♯BDF♯A
Practice E11

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

E

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

Questions

Which chords does Brass in Pocket by Pretenders use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Brass in Pocket by Pretenders in?

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

How hard is Brass in Pocket to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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