# The Day I Tried To Live – Soundgarden: piano chords

The Day I Tried To Live by Soundgarden uses 4 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [Cadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cadd9), [G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Em7 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Em7 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G6
- Chorus 1: Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G6 Dsus4
- Verse 2: Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Em7 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G6
- Chorus 2: Dsus4 Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 G6 Dsus4 Em7
- Verse 3: Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 G6 Dsus4 Em7 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Em7 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4
- Chorus 3: Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G6
- Outro 1: Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G6 Dsus4 Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 G6

## Questions

### Which chords does The Day I Tried To Live by Soundgarden use?

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

### What key is The Day I Tried To Live by Soundgarden in?

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

### How hard is The Day I Tried To Live to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. 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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