# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## 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

## 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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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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