# Close to Me – The Cure: piano chords

Close to Me by The Cure uses 5 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: C F C F C G C F C F C G C Em F C F C G7 C Em F C F C G7 C F C F C G C F C F C G C F C F C G C F C F C G C F C F C G C F C F C G C

## Questions

### Which chords does Close to Me by The Cure use?

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

### What key is Close to Me by The Cure in?

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

### How hard is Close to Me to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. 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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