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cardigan – Taylor Swift: piano chords

cardigan by Taylor Swift uses 13 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Dm G F C Am Em D A C#m B G#m F#m E

Chord sheet

Verse 1

Dm G F G Dm G F G

Chorus 1

C G F G C G F G

Bridge 1

C G F G C G F G Dm G Dm G F Am C F

Outro 1

Em D G Em A

Verse 2

D G Em A D G Em A

Chorus 2

D G Em A D G Em A

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Bridge 2

D G Em A D G Em A D G Em A C#m B C#m B G#m C#m

Bridge 3

F#m E G#m C#m F#m E G#m C#m F#m E G#m C#m F#m E

Verse 3

C#m B C#m B C#m B A C#m B C#m B C#m B A

Chorus 3

E B F#m C#m E B F#m C#m E B F#m C#m E B F#m C#m E B F#m C#m E B F#m C#m B F#m A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G

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

F

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

C

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

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

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

C#m

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

B

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

F#m

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

E

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

Questions

Which chords does cardigan by Taylor Swift use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is cardigan by Taylor Swift in?

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

How hard is cardigan to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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