# Nightswimming – R.E.M.: piano chords

Nightswimming by R.E.M. uses 7 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C9](https://pianokitty.com/c/C9), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A9](https://pianokitty.com/c/A9), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Cadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cadd9), [Aadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Aadd9)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G C9 G D
- Verse 1: G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D
- Instrumental 1: G C9 G D
- Verse 2: G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D
- Verse 3: G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D
- Verse 4: G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D
- Intro 2: G C9 G D
- Verse 5: G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D
- Verse 6: G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D
- Outro 1: G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D G C9 G D G C9 D G C9 A9 C9 D C Cadd9 Aadd9 A9 G

## Questions

### Which chords does Nightswimming by R.E.M. use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Nightswimming 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 Nightswimming to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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