# Linger – The Cranberries: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [Em6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em6), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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

## 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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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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