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Suspicion – R.E.M.: piano chords

Suspicion by R.E.M. uses 12 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

G major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

G G/Bb G G/Bb G Bb G G/Bb G G/Bb G G/Bb G Bb G G/Bb G G/Bb G G/Bb G Bb G G/Bb G Bb G G/Bb G Bb G G/Bb G F Faug Bbmaj7 G Am D Am D Am D C Csus2 B D G G/Bb G Bbm G Bb G Bb G G/Bb G Bb G G/Bb G G/Bb G G/Bb G Bb G G/Bb G Bb G G/Bb G Bb G G/Bb G F Faug Bbmaj7 G Am D Am D Am D C Csus2 B D Bb Am C G

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Bb Am F G G/Bb G Bb G G/Bb G G/Bb G G/Bb G Bb G G/Bb G G/Bb G Bb G G/Bb G G/Bb G G/Bb G Bb G G/Bb G F Faug Bbmaj7 G Am D Am D Am D C Csus2 B D C Csus2 B D C Csus2 B D C Csus2 B D C Csus2 B D C Csus2 B D C Csus2 B D C Csus2 B D C Csus2 B D C Csus2 B D G G/Bb F Faug Bbmaj7 Am D C Csus2 B Bb

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Faug

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAD♭ — chord toneD♭
FAC♯
Practice Faug

A#maj7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
A♯DFA
Practice A#maj7

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

Csus2

C — bass noteCD — chord toneDG — chord toneG
CDG
Practice Csus2

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

Questions

Which chords does Suspicion by R.E.M. use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Suspicion 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 Suspicion to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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