# By the Way – Red Hot Chili Peppers: piano chords

By the Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers uses 5 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: F C Am
- Chorus 1: F C Am F C Am F C Am
- Verse 1: Dm
- Chorus 2: F C Dm F C Am Bb
- Verse 2: Dm
- Chorus 3: F C Am F C Am F C Am F C Am
- Interlude 1: Dm
- Chorus 4: F C Dm F C Am Bb F C Dm F C Am Bb
- Outro 1: F C Dm F C Am Bb Dm

## Questions

### Which chords does By the Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is By the Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers in?

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

### How hard is By the Way to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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