# Electrolite – R.E.M.: piano chords

Electrolite by R.E.M. uses 8 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Cadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cadd9), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 D Am D Am D B7 Em G Am Em G Am Em G D
- Chorus 1: G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
- Verse 2: Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 D Am D Am D B7 Em G Am Em G Am Em G D
- Solo 1: B Am C D
- Chorus 2: G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 D Am D Am D B7 Em G Am Em G Am Em G D
- Bridge 1: G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9
- Outro 1: G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

## Questions

### Which chords does Electrolite by R.E.M. use?

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

### What key is Electrolite by R.E.M. in?

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

### How hard is Electrolite 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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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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