# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [Em/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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 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

## 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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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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