The Dresden Dolls

Shores of California – The Dresden Dolls: piano chords

Shores of California by The Dresden Dolls uses 11 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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E minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Em Em7 B Cmaj7 Em/C# D D# E G Am C

Chord sheet

Em Em7 B Cmaj7 Em/C# D D# E G D Am C Em Em7 B Cmaj7 Em Em7 B Cmaj7 Em/C# D D# E Em Em7 B Cmaj7 Em/C# D D# E Em Em7 B Cmaj7 Am G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C Em Em7 B Cmaj7 Em/C# D D# E Em Em7 B Cmaj7 Em/C# D D# E Em Em7 B Cmaj7 Am G D Am C G D Am C Em Em7 B Cmaj7 Em/C# D D# E Em Em7

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B Cmaj7 Em/C# D D# E Em Em7 B Cmaj7 Am G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C Em C Em C Em C Am C Em Em7 B Cmaj7 Em/C# D D# E Em Em7 B Cmaj7 Em/C# D D# E Em Em7 B Cmaj7 Am G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C

Chords on the piano

Em

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

Em7

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

B

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

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

G

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

Am

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

C

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

Questions

Which chords does Shores of California by The Dresden Dolls use?

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

What key is Shores of California by The Dresden Dolls in?

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

How hard is Shores of California 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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