# Tongue – R.E.M.: piano chords

Tongue by R.E.M. uses 10 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Bdim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bdim), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Gaug/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gaug), [Eb/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: F Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb
- Verse 1: F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb Ab
- Chorus 1: Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Gm Ab Bb C
- Verse 2: F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb Ab
- Chorus 2: Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Gm Ab Bb Bdim
- Solo 1: Cm Gaug/B Eb/Bb F Ab Bb C
- Verse 3: F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb
- Outro 1: F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb F Bb F Bb F

## Questions

### Which chords does Tongue by R.E.M. use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Tongue by R.E.M. in?

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

### How hard is Tongue to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 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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