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Somewhere in America – Survivor: piano chords

Somewhere in America by Survivor uses 14 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E D Esus4 A F#m F#mmaj7 F#m7 C#m G#m B F G Am F#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E D E D Esus4 E A F#m E D

Verse 1

A E F#m F#mmaj7 F#m7 D A E F#m F#mmaj7 F#m7 C#m D E D E A E A D F#m E D A

Verse 2

E F#m F#mmaj7 F#m7 D A E F#m F#mmaj7 F#m7 C#m D E D E A E A D F#m E D A

Bridge 1

G#m F#m C#m D B E F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G F# F E

Intro 2

D E D Esus4 E A F#m E D A E F#m F#mmaj7 F#m7 D A E F#m F#mmaj7 F#m7 C#m D E D E A E A D F#m E D F#m E D A F#m E D A F#m E D F Am G E A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

F#m(maj7)

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯F — chord toneF
F♯AC♯F
Practice F#m(maj7)

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Questions

Which chords does Somewhere in America by Survivor use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Somewhere in America by Survivor in?

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

How hard is Somewhere in America to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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