# Alive And Kicking – Simple Minds: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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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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