Red Hot Chili Peppers

Save the Population – Red Hot Chili Peppers: piano chords

Save the Population by Red Hot Chili Peppers uses 8 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

D minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Verse 1

Gm Bb Dm Gm Bb D7 Gm Bb Dm Gm Bb D Gm Bb D7 Gm Bb Eb Cm D D7

Chorus 1

Eb F Gm

Verse 2

Bb D Gm Bb D Gm Bb D Gm Bb Eb Cm D D7

Chorus 2

Eb F Gm

Chords on the piano

Gm

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

A#

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

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

D

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

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Questions

Which chords does Save the Population by Red Hot Chili Peppers use?

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

What key is Save the Population by Red Hot Chili Peppers in?

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

How hard is Save the Population 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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