# The Great Beyond – R.E.M.: piano chords

The Great Beyond by R.E.M. uses 8 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2
- Verse 1: Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2
- Chorus 1: C G/B Am C G/B Am C G/B Am G
- Verse 2: Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2
- Chorus 2: C G/B Am C G/B Am C G/B Am G
- Chorus 3: Am C G Dsus2 Am C G Am C G D C
- Interlude 1: Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2
- Verse 3: Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2
- Chorus 4: C G/B Am C G/B Am C G/B Am G
- Outro 1: Am C G Dsus2 Am C G Am C G D C Am C G Dsus2 Am C G Am C G C Am C G Dsus2 Am C G Am C G D C Am C G Dsus2 Am C G Am C G C Em

## Questions

### Which chords does The Great Beyond by R.E.M. use?

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

### What key is The Great Beyond by R.E.M. in?

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

### How hard is The Great Beyond 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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