Red Hot Chili Peppers

Desecration Smile – Red Hot Chili Peppers: piano chords

Desecration Smile by Red Hot Chili Peppers uses 8 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C#m/G# B E Em D C A G

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C#m/G# B E B C#m/G# B E Em D C Em D C

Verse 1

Em D C Em D C Em D C Em D C Em D C Em D C Em D C Em D C Em

Chorus 1

D A E D A E D A E D A

Instrumental 1

Em D C Em D C

Verse 2

Em D C Em D C Em D C Em D C Em D C Em D C Em D C Em D C Em

Chorus 2

D A E D A E D A E D A

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Bridge 1

C G E C G E C G E C G E C G E C G Em

Instrumental 2

D C Em D C

Verse 3

Em D C Em D C Em D C Em D C Em

Chorus 3

D A E D A E D A E D A

Outro 1

C#m/G# B E B C#m/G# B E

Chords on the piano

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

C

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

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Questions

Which chords does Desecration Smile by Red Hot Chili Peppers use?

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

What key is Desecration Smile by Red Hot Chili Peppers in?

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

How hard is Desecration Smile 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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