# Side Effects – The Chainsmokers: piano chords

Side Effects by The Chainsmokers uses 5 chords in C minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Cm
- Verse 1: Ab Bb Cm Ab Bb Cm Ab Bb C
- Chorus 1: Cm Ab Bb Cm Ab Bb Cm
- Verse 2: Ab Bb Cm Ab Bb C
- Chorus 2: Cm Ab Bb Cm Ab Bb Cm Ab Bb Cm Ab Bb Cm
- Bridge 1: Ab Bb Cm Ab Bb Cm
- Chorus 3: Ab Bb Fm Cm Ab Bb C Cm Ab Bb Cm Ab Bb Cm
- Outro 1: Ab Bb Cm Ab Bb Cm

## Questions

### Which chords does Side Effects by The Chainsmokers use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Side Effects by The Chainsmokers in?

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

### How hard is Side Effects to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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