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Alive And Kicking – Simple Minds: piano chords

Alive And Kicking by Simple Minds uses 8 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

G C F Em Am7 Bm7 D Cmaj7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G C F G C F

Verse 1

G C F G C F G C F G C F G

Chorus 1

C F Em C F G C F G C F Am7 Bm7 C F

Verse 2

G C F G C F G C F G C F

Chorus 2

G C F Em C F Am7 D F Am7 D C G D F Am7 D C G

Outro 1

Em Cmaj7 G C F

Chords on the piano

G

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

C

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

Bm7

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

D

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

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Questions

Which chords does Alive And Kicking by Simple Minds use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Alive And Kicking by Simple Minds in?

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

How hard is Alive And Kicking to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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