# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Dadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dadd9), [Aadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Aadd9), [G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [F#m11](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm11)

## 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

## 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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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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