# Practical Arrangement – Sting: piano chords

Practical Arrangement by Sting uses 49 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[Bm9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm9), [Gmaj9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj9), [G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [Em9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em9), [Em9/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em9), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [Dmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj7), [F#sus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpsus4), [F#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp7), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [C#sus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpsus4), [C#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharp7), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [F#mmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmopenmaj7close), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [Bm/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [G#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpdim7), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [Bm/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Gdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gdim7), [Em13](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em13), [F#augmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpaugmaj7), [Gm9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm9), [Gmaj](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Cm9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm9), [Abmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj7), [Ab6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp6), [Fm9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm9), [Bbsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpsus4), [Bb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [Ebmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj7), [Gsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Gmmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmopenmaj7close), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [Fm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm7), [Cm/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Adim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Adim7), [Dbmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj7), [Cm/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Abdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpdim7), [Fm13](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm13), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [Gaugmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gaugmaj7), [Db9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharp9), [Csus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csus2)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: Bm9 Gmaj9 G6 Em9 Em9/A A7 Dmaj7 F#sus4 F#7 Bm9 Gmaj9 G6 Em9 Em9/A A7 Dmaj7 F#sus4 F#7 Bm C#sus4 C#7 F#m F#mmaj7 F#m7 Em9 Em9/A A7 Dmaj7 F#sus4 F#7 Bm Bm/A G#dim7 Em9 Cmaj7 Bm/F# F#7 Gdim7 Em13 C#sus4 F#augmaj7 Bm9 Gm9 Gmaj Cm9 Abmaj7 Ab6 Fm9 Bbsus4 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Gsus4 G7 Cm9 Abmaj7 Fm9 Bbsus4 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Gsus4 G7 Cm D7 D7 Gm Gmmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Bbsus4 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Gsus4 G7 Cm Cm/Bb Adim7 Fm9 Dbmaj7 Cm/G G7 Abdim7 Fm13 Dsus4 Gaugmaj7 Fm9 Gaugmaj7 Abmaj7 Cm/Bb Adim7 Fm9 Dsus4 Gaugmaj7 Db9 Csus2

## Questions

### Which chords does Practical Arrangement by Sting use?

Different chords: 49. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Practical Arrangement by Sting in?

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

### How hard is Practical Arrangement to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (49), 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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