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Road to Nowhere – Talking Heads: piano chords

Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads uses 9 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

G D C Eb F E C#m A B

Chord sheet

G D C G D C Eb D G D C Eb F G D C Eb D E C#m E C#m A E B A E B E C#m E C#m A E B A E B E C#m E C#m E C#m E C#m E C#m E C#m E C#m E C#m E C#m E C#m E C#m E C#m E C#m E C#m E

Chords on the piano

G

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

D

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

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

F

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

E

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

C#m

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

A

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

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

Questions

Which chords does Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads in?

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

How hard is Road to Nowhere to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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