# Sirius – The Alan Parsons Project: piano chords

Sirius by The Alan Parsons Project uses 8 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: C7 Am C7 Am7 Fmaj7 Ab Am Am7 C7 Fmaj7 C
- Verse 2: C7 Am C7 Am7 Fmaj7 Ab Am Am7 C7 F C
- Chorus 1: C7 Em C7 Em Fmaj7 Ab Am7 Am Fmaj7 F
- Verse 3: C7 Am C7 Am7 Fmaj7 Ab Am Am7 C7 Fmaj7 C
- Chorus 2: C7 Em C7 Em Fmaj7 Ab Am7 Am Fmaj7 F

## Questions

### Which chords does Sirius by The Alan Parsons Project use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Sirius by The Alan Parsons Project in?

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

### How hard is Sirius to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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