# Tom Sawyer – Rush: piano chords

Tom Sawyer by Rush uses 6 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Em G Am C B Em G Am C B Em G Am C B Em G Am C B Em G Am C B Em G Am C B Em G Am C B Em G Am C B
- Chorus 1: Em G D Am Em G D Am Em G D Am Em G Am G C B Em
- Verse 2: G Am C B Em G Am C B Em G Am C B Em G Am C B Em G Am C B Em G Am C B Em G Am C B Em G Am C B
- Chorus 2: Em G D Am Em G D Am Em G D Am Em G Am G C B Em
- Chorus 3: G D Am Em G D Am Em G D Am Em G D Am Em G D Am C B

## Questions

### Which chords does Tom Sawyer by Rush use?

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

### What key is Tom Sawyer by Rush in?

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

### How hard is Tom Sawyer 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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