The Cranberries

Linger – The Cranberries: piano chords

Linger by The Cranberries uses 11 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
E minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Em Am C7 D7 G B Em7 A7 Em6 C B7

Chord sheet

Em Am Em Am Em Am C7 Em Am Em Am Em Am C7 Em D7 G D7 G B Em7 A7 D7 G Em6 A7 D7 G A7 D7 G C B7 Em G D7 G D7 G B Em7 A7 D7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Em

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

G

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

B

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

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

Em6

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBC♯ — chord toneC♯
EGBC♯
Practice Em6

C

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

Questions

Which chords does Linger by The Cranberries use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Linger by The Cranberries in?

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

How hard is Linger to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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