# Across The Universe – The Beatles: piano chords

Across The Universe by The Beatles uses 8 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: G D Em G D Em Am G D D7 G D Em G D Em Am G D D7 G A D D7 G A D D7 G B Em G C D G D Em G D Em G D Em G D Em G D Em Am G D D7 G D D7 G A D D7 G A D D7 G B Em G C D G A D D7 G A D D7 G B Em G C D G A D D7 G A D D7 G B Em G C D G D Em G D Em G D Em G D Em G B Em G C D G

## Questions

### Which chords does Across The Universe by The Beatles use?

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

### What key is Across The Universe by The Beatles in?

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

### How hard is Across The Universe 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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