# Soul Cake – Sting: piano chords

Soul Cake by Sting uses 5 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am)

## Chord sheet

- Chorus 1: Em C Bm Em C Bm Em C Bm Em
- Verse 1: D Em D Em
- Chorus 2: C Bm Em C Bm Em Am D Em Am D Em Am D Em Am D Em
- Verse 2: D C Em
- Chorus 3: C Bm Em C Bm Em
- Chorus 4: Am D Em Am D Em Am D Em Am D Em Am D Em

## Questions

### Which chords does Soul Cake by Sting use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Soul Cake by Sting in?

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

### How hard is Soul Cake to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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