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Can't Get There From Here – R.E.M.: piano chords

Can't Get There From Here by R.E.M. uses 10 chords in B major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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B major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Bm7 Bm E B G#m G6 F# B7 A D

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Bm7 Bm E B Bm7 Bm E B E B G#m G6 F# B E Bm7 Bm E B Bm7 E B B7 E B G#m G6 F# E A F# B F# B D A B D A B F#

Chords on the piano

Bm7

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

Bm

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

E

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

B

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

G#m

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

G6

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GBDE
Practice G6

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

B7

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

A

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

D

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

Questions

Which chords does Can't Get There From Here by R.E.M. use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Can't Get There From Here by R.E.M. in?

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

How hard is Can't Get There From Here to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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