# If You Only Knew – Shinedown: piano chords

If You Only Knew by Shinedown uses 6 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Am F C F C Am F C F C Dsus2 G
- Chorus 1: C Em Am G C Em Am G F C G Am F C G F C F C
- Verse 2: Am F C F C Am F C F C Dsus2 G
- Solo 1: Am F C F C
- Bridge 1: Dsus2 G
- Chorus 2: C Em Am G C Em Am G F C G Am F C G F C F C
- Chorus 3: Em Am G C Em Am G F C G Am F C G F C F C

## Questions

### Which chords does If You Only Knew by Shinedown use?

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

### What key is If You Only Knew by Shinedown in?

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

### How hard is If You Only Knew 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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