# Shiny Happy People – R.E.M.: piano chords

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M. uses 3 chords in Ab major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: Bbm G# F# G# Bbm G# F# G# Bbm G# F# G# Bbm G#

## Questions

### Which chords does Shiny Happy People by R.E.M. use?

Different chords: 3. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Shiny Happy People by R.E.M. in?

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

### How hard is Shiny Happy People to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (3), 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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