# Awake and Alive – Skillet: piano chords

Awake and Alive by Skillet uses 4 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

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

## Chord sheet

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

## Questions

### Which chords does Awake and Alive by Skillet use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Awake and Alive by Skillet in?

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

### How hard is Awake and Alive to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (4), 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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