# Somewhere in America – Survivor: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [F#mmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmopenmaj7close), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj)

## 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

## 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.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+E+D+E+D+Esus4+E+A+F%23m+E+D+%3Cverse_1%3E+A+E+F%23m+F%23mmaj7+F%23m7+D+A+E+F%23m+F%23mmaj7+F%23m7+C%23m+D+E+D+E+A+E+A+D+F%23m+E+D+A+%3Cverse_2%3E+E+F%23m+F%23mmaj7+F%23m7+D+A+E+F%23m+F%23mmaj7+F%23m7+C%23m+D+E+D+E+A+E+A+D+F%23m+E+D+A+%3Cbridge_1%3E+G%23m+F%23m+C%23m+D+B+E+F+G+Am+G+F+G+Am+G+F+G+Am+G+F+G+Am+G+F+G+F%23+F+E+%3Cintro_2%3E+D+E+D+Esus4+E+A+F%23m+E+D+A+E+F%23m+F%23mmaj7+F%23m7+D+A+E+F%23m+F%23mmaj7+F%23m7+C%23m+D+E+D+E+A+E+A+D+F%23m+E+D+F%23m+E+D+A+F%23m+E+D+A+F%23m+E+D+F+Am+G+E+A&seq=inOrder&title=Survivor+-+Somewhere+in+America)

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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.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/survivor/somewhere-in-america