# Pop Song 89 – R.E.M.: piano chords

Pop Song 89 by R.E.M. uses 7 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: A D A D A D A D A D A D A D A D A D A D A D A D E G D B E G D B
- Bridge 1: E E7 B E D Dsus4

## Questions

### Which chords does Pop Song 89 by R.E.M. use?

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

### What key is Pop Song 89 by R.E.M. in?

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

### How hard is Pop Song 89 to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. 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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