# Russians – Sting: piano chords

Russians by Sting uses 12 chords in C minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Cm7/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Gsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Cm/Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Cm/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Cm Cm7/Bb Ab Bb Fm Gm Ab Bb Cm Cm7/Bb Ab Bb G/B Cm Gsus4 G
- Chorus 1: Eb G/B Cm G Cm Cm7/Bb Ab Bb Fm Bb Cm
- Verse 2: Cm7/Bb Ab Bb Fm Gm Ab Bb Cm Cm7/Bb Ab Bb G/B Cm Gsus4 G
- Chorus 2: Eb G/B Cm G Cm Cm7/Bb Ab Bb Fm Gm Ab Bb Cm
- Interlude 1: Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F Cm Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F Cm Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F Cm Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F Cm Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F Cm Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F Cm Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F Cm Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F
- Verse 3: Cm Cm7/Bb Ab Bb Fm Gm Ab Bb Cm Cm7/Bb Ab Bb G/B Cm Gsus4 G
- Chorus 3: Eb G/B Cm G Cm Cm7/Bb Ab Bb Fm Bb Cm
- Interlude 2: Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F Cm Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F Cm Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F Cm Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F
- Chorus 4: Eb G/B Cm G Cm Cm7/Bb Ab Bb Fm Gm Ab Bb Cm
- Outro 1: Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F Cm Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F Cm Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F Cm Ab Cm/Eb Cm/F

## Questions

### Which chords does Russians by Sting use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Russians by Sting in?

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

### How hard is Russians to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 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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