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Straight Lines – Silverchair: piano chords

Straight Lines by Silverchair uses 12 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

A G A G Bm F#m G D A G A G Bm F#m G D A/C# Am/C Bm F#m E D A A/C# Am/C Bm F#m E D A A/C# Am/C Bm F#m E D A A/C# Am/C Bm F#m E D A G A G Bm F#m G D A/C# Am/C Bm F#m E D A A/C# Am/C Bm F#m E D A A/C# Am/C Bm F#m E D A A/C# Am/C Bm F#m E D A/C# B A/C# B/D# A/E D D7 A/C# Am/C Bm F#m E D A A/C# Am/C Bm F#m

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E D A A/C# Am/C Bm F#m E D A A/C# Am/C Bm F#m E D A A/C# Am/C Bm F#m E D A

Chords on the piano

A

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

G

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

Bm

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

F#m

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

D

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

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

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

Questions

Which chords does Straight Lines by Silverchair use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Straight Lines by Silverchair in?

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

How hard is Straight Lines to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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