Ryan Dolan

Only Love Survives – Ryan Dolan: piano chords

Only Love Survives by Ryan Dolan uses 9 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C#m E B Amaj7 Bsus2 F#m Aadd9 C#m7 A

Chord sheet

Verse 1

C#m E B C#m Amaj7 Bsus2 E F#m C#m E F#m C#m Aadd9 B C#m Amaj7 B C#m

Chorus 1

E B C#m7 A E B C#m Aadd9 B C#m Amaj7 B C#m

Verse 2

B C#m Aadd9 B C#m Aadd9 B C#m C#m7 B Aadd9 B C#m Amaj7 B C#m

Chorus 2

E B C#m7 A E B C#m Aadd9 B C#m Amaj7 B C#m

Outro 1

B Aadd9 B C#m Amaj7 B

Chords on the piano

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

Amaj7

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

Bsus2

B — bass noteBC♯ — chord toneC♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BC♯F♯
Practice Bsus2

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

Aadd9

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEB — chord toneB
AC♯EB
Practice Aadd9

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

A

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

Questions

Which chords does Only Love Survives by Ryan Dolan use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Only Love Survives by Ryan Dolan in?

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

How hard is Only Love Survives to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.