# Suspicion – R.E.M.: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Faug](https://pianokitty.com/c/Faug), [Bbmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Csus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csus2), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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 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

## 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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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.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/r-e-m/suspicion