# How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us – R.E.M.: piano chords

How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us by R.E.M. uses 6 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Em6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em6), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em Em6 Em7 Em6
- Chorus 1: D G Em D G Em D G Em D A
- Verse 2: Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em Em6 Em7 Em6
- Chorus 2: D G Em D G Em D G Em D A
- Verse 3: Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Em Em6 Em7 Em6
- Chorus 3: D G Em D G Em D G Em D A

## Questions

### Which chords does How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us by R.E.M. use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us by R.E.M. in?

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

### How hard is How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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