# A Forest – The Cure: piano chords

A Forest by The Cure uses 7 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Am C F Dm Am C F Dm Am C F Dm Am C F Dm
- Interlude 1: B C F# C B C F# F Am C F Dm Am C F Dm Am C F Dm Am C F Dm
- Verse 2: Am C F Dm Am C F Dm Am C F Dm Am C F Dm
- Interlude 2: B C F# C B C F# F Am C F Dm Am C F Dm Am C F Dm Am C F Dm
- Verse 3: Am C F Dm Am C F Dm Am C F Dm Am C F Dm
- Interlude 3: B C F# C B C F# F
- Outro 1: Am C F Dm Am C F Dm A

## Questions

### Which chords does A Forest by The Cure use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is A Forest by The Cure in?

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

### How hard is A Forest to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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