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Near Wild Heaven – R.E.M.: piano chords

Near Wild Heaven by R.E.M. uses 4 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Dadd9 Aadd9 G6 F#m11

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Dadd9 Aadd9 G6

Verse 1

Aadd9 G6 Aadd9 G6 F#m11 G6 F#m11 G6 Aadd9 G6 Aadd9 G6 F#m11 G6 F#m11 G6

Chorus 1

Dadd9 Aadd9 G6 Dadd9 Aadd9 G6

Chorus 2

Aadd9 G6 Aadd9 G6 F#m11 G6 F#m11 G6 Aadd9 G6 Aadd9 G6 F#m11 G6 F#m11 G6

Chorus 3

Dadd9 Aadd9 G6 Dadd9 Aadd9 G6 Dadd9 Aadd9 G6 Dadd9 Aadd9 G6

Bridge 1

Aadd9 G6 Aadd9 G6 Aadd9 G6 Aadd9 G6

Chorus 4

Dadd9 Aadd9 G6 Dadd9 Aadd9 G6 Dadd9 Aadd9 G6

Chords on the piano

Dadd9

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAE — chord toneE
DF♯AE
Practice Dadd9

Aadd9

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEB — chord toneB
AC♯EB
Practice Aadd9

G6

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GBDE
Practice G6

F#m11

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
F♯AC♯EG♯B
Practice F#m11

Questions

Which chords does Near Wild Heaven by R.E.M. use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Near Wild Heaven by R.E.M. in?

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

How hard is Near Wild Heaven to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (4), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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