# Comfortably Numb – Scissor Sisters: piano chords

Comfortably Numb by Scissor Sisters uses 11 chords in B minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Bm A G Em Bm A G Em Bm A G Em Bm A G Em Bm A G Em Bm A G Em
- Instrumental 1: Bm A G Em
- Chorus 1: Bm F#m Bm F#m Am D G Am G D Bm F#m Em7 A Bm Am G Am D G E F E A B A G
- Verse 2: Bm A G Em Bm A G Em Bm A G Em Bm A G Em Bm A G Em
- Chorus 2: Bm F#m Bm F#m Am D G Am G D Bm F#m Em7 A Bm Am G Am D G E F E A E F E A B A G
- Instrumental 2: Bm A Bm G Bm A Bm G Bm
- Outro 1: E F E F E F E F E F E F E F E A

## Questions

### Which chords does Comfortably Numb by Scissor Sisters use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Comfortably Numb by Scissor Sisters in?

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

### How hard is Comfortably Numb to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 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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