# 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.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Amaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [F#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpdim7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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

## 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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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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