# The Zephyr Song – Red Hot Chili Peppers: piano chords

The Zephyr Song by Red Hot Chili Peppers uses 6 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Am G Em F Am G Em F Am G Em F Am G Em F
- Chorus 1: D G A D G A Am G Em F
- Verse 2: Am G Em F Am G Em F
- Chorus 2: D G A D G A D G A D G A
- Solo 1: Am G Em F
- Interlude 1: Am G Em F Am G Em F
- Chorus 3: D G A D G A D G A D G A D G A D G A D G A D G A D

## Questions

### Which chords does The Zephyr Song by Red Hot Chili Peppers use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Zephyr Song by Red Hot Chili Peppers in?

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

### How hard is The Zephyr Song to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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