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Affirmation – Savage Garden: piano chords

Affirmation by Savage Garden uses 7 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

G D C Dsus4 F#m E A

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G D C Dsus4 D G D C D

Verse 1

G D C Dsus4 D G D C D G D C Dsus4 D G D C D F#m D E F#m D E

Chorus 1

A D E D A E D E A D E D A E D E

Verse 2

G D C Dsus4 D G D C D G D C Dsus4 D G D C D F#m D E F#m D E

Chorus 2

A D E D A E D E A D E D A E D E

Verse 3

G D C Dsus4 D G D C D F#m D E F#m D E

Chorus 3

A D E D A E D E A D E D A E D E A D E D A E D E A D E D A E D E

Chords on the piano

G

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

D

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

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

Dsus4

D — bass noteDG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
DGA
Practice Dsus4

F#m

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

E

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

A

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

Questions

Which chords does Affirmation by Savage Garden use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Affirmation by Savage Garden in?

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

How hard is Affirmation to play on the piano?

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

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