# Talk About The Passion – R.E.M.: piano chords

Talk About The Passion by R.E.M. uses 8 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: D C A D C A D C A D C A D C A Em7 A Em7 D C A D C A F E F E F E A C/D A Em7 A Em7 D G A D C A D C A D C A F E F E F E A Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A Em7

## Questions

### Which chords does Talk About The Passion by R.E.M. use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Talk About The Passion 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 Talk About The Passion to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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