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Alive – Sia: piano chords

Alive by Sia uses 10 chords in F# minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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F# minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

F#m C#m D A/C# Bmadd9 C# A E Bm Bm7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

F#m C#m D F#m C#m D

Verse 1

F#m C#m D F#m C#m D F#m C#m D A/C# Bmadd9 F#m C#m D F#m C#m D F#m C#m D C# F#m C#m D F#m C#m D F#m C#m D C#

Chorus 1

F#m A D F#m A D F#m E A D F#m E A D A E F#m D F#m E A D

Verse 2

F#m C#m D F#m C#m D F#m C#m D C# F#m C#m D F#m C#m D F#m C#m D C#

Chorus 2

F#m A D F#m A D F#m E A D F#m E A D A E F#m D F#m E A D

Chorus 3

F#m E A D F#m E A D A E F#m D F#m E A D

Bridge 1

Bm F#m E Bm F#m E Bm F#m E Bm7 F#m E C# F#m A D F#m A D F#m E A D F#m E A D A E F#m D F#m E A D F#m E A D A E F#m D F#m E A D

Chords on the piano

F#m

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

C#m

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

D

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

A

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

Bmadd9

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
BDF♯C♯
Practice Bmadd9

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

E

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

Questions

Which chords does Alive by Sia use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Alive by Sia in?

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

How hard is Alive to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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