# Leaving New York – R.E.M.: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Em Eb C Bb Am7 Em Eb C Bb Am7 Em Eb C Bb Am7 Em Eb C Bb Am7
- Chorus 1: G D C Am G D C Am G D C Am G D C Am
- Verse 2: Em Eb C Bb Am7 Em Eb C Bb Am7 Em Eb C Bb Am7 Em Eb C Bb Am7
- Chorus 2: G D C Am G D C Am G D C Am G D C Am Em Eb Em
- Bridge 1: Eb Em Eb G D C Am G D C Am
- Chorus 3: G D C Am G D C Am G D C Am G D C Am G D C Am G D C Am Eb Em

## Questions

### Which chords does Leaving New York by R.E.M. use?

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

### What key is Leaving New York 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 Leaving New York 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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