Red Hot Chili Peppers

Aeroplane – Red Hot Chili Peppers: piano chords

Aeroplane by Red Hot Chili Peppers uses 13 chords in G minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Csus4 Gm/C C Csus2 Gm11 C7 Gm7 Bb/Eb Bb/F F6 Gm C9 G7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Csus4 Gm/C C Csus2 Csus4 C

Chorus 1

Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7

Verse 1

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

Chorus 2

Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7

Verse 2

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

Chorus 3

Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 Bb/Eb Bb/F F6

Show 4 more parts

Instrumental 1

Bb/F Gm Bb/Eb Bb/F F6 Bb/F Gm

Bridge 1

Bb/Eb Bb/F F6 Bb/F Gm Bb/Eb Bb/F F6 Bb/F Gm Bb/Eb Bb/F F6 Bb/F Gm Bb/Eb F6 Gm

Chorus 4

Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

Outro 1

Gm7 C9 G7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Csus4

C — bass noteCF — chord toneFG — chord toneG
CFG
Practice Csus4

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

C

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

Csus2

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

Gm11

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
GA♯DFAC
Practice Gm11

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

A#

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

F6

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCD — chord toneD
FACD
Practice F6

C9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
CEGA♯D
Practice C9

Questions

Which chords does Aeroplane by Red Hot Chili Peppers use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Aeroplane by Red Hot Chili Peppers in?

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

How hard is Aeroplane to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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