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(Don't Go Back To) Rockville – R.E.M.: piano chords

(Don't Go Back To) Rockville by R.E.M. uses 8 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E A Asus4 B G#m C#m Bm F#m

Chord sheet

Verse 1

E A Asus4 A Asus4 A E A Asus4 A Asus4 A B A G#m C#m Bm A Asus4 A Asus4 A E A Asus4 A Asus4 A E A Asus4 A Asus4 A B A G#m C#m Bm A Asus4 A Asus4 A

Chorus 1

E F#m B E F#m B E F#m B A

Verse 2

E A Asus4 A Asus4 A E A Asus4 A Asus4 A B A G#m C#m Bm A Asus4 A Asus4 A

Chorus 2

E F#m B E F#m B E F#m B A

Bridge 1

E A B A B E A B A B F#m C#m F#m C#m A B A G#m C#m Bm A Asus4 A Asus4 A

Chorus 3

E F#m B E F#m B E F#m B A E F#m B E F#m B E F#m B A

Chords on the piano

E

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

A

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

Asus4

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

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

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

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 (Don't Go Back To) Rockville by R.E.M. use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is (Don't Go Back To) Rockville by R.E.M. in?

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

How hard is (Don't Go Back To) Rockville to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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