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Universally Speaking – Red Hot Chili Peppers: piano chords

Universally Speaking by Red Hot Chili Peppers uses 8 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

D Em7 A Amaj7 G Bm F#dim7 Em D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D A Amaj7 G Bm A Amaj7 G Bm F#dim7 Em D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D A Amaj7 G Bm A Amaj7 G Bm F#dim7 Em D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D A G D

Chords on the piano

D

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

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

A

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

Amaj7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
AC♯EG♯
Practice Amaj7

G

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

F#dim7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneCD♯ — chord toneD♯
F♯ACD♯
Practice F#dim7

Em

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

Questions

Which chords does Universally Speaking by Red Hot Chili Peppers use?

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

What key is Universally Speaking 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 Universally Speaking 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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