# Hollow Man – R.E.M.: piano chords

Hollow Man by R.E.M. uses 5 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: D A E D A
- Verse 1: E D A E D E
- Chorus 1: A D C#m Bm A D C#m Bm A D C#m Bm A D C#m Bm E
- Bridge 1: D A
- Verse 2: E D A E D A E D A E D E
- Chorus 2: A D C#m Bm A D C#m Bm A D C#m Bm A D C#m Bm E
- Chorus 3: A D C#m Bm A D C#m Bm A D C#m Bm A D C#m Bm
- Chorus 4: A D C#m Bm A D C#m Bm A D C#m Bm A D C#m Bm A D C#m Bm A D C#m Bm

## Questions

### Which chords does Hollow Man by R.E.M. use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Hollow Man 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 Hollow Man to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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