# Sleep When I'm Dead – The Cure: piano chords

Sleep When I'm Dead by The Cure uses 6 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Dm Bb Dm A Dm Bb Dm Gm Dm
- Bridge 1: Gm E Dm F A
- Verse 1: Dm Gm E Dm F A Dm Gm E Dm F A Dm Gm E Dm F A Dm Gm E Dm F A
- Verse 2: Bb Dm Gm F Bb Dm Gm A Dm
- Bridge 2: Gm E Dm F A Dm Gm E Dm F A
- Chorus 1: Dm Gm E Dm F A Dm Gm E Dm F A
- Verse 3: Dm Gm E Dm F A Dm Gm E Dm F A Dm Gm E Dm F A Dm Gm E Dm F A
- Verse 4: Bb Gm F Dm Bb Gm F A
- Bridge 3: Dm Gm E Dm F A Dm Gm E Dm F A Dm Gm E Dm F A Dm Gm E Dm A
- Chorus 2: Dm Bb F Gm A Dm Bb F Gm A Dm Bb F Gm A Dm Bb F Gm A Dm

## Questions

### Which chords does Sleep When I'm Dead by The Cure use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Sleep When I'm Dead by The Cure in?

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

### How hard is Sleep When I'm Dead to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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