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Bones – The Killers: piano chords

Bones by The Killers uses 12 chords in F# minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
F# minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A Bm F#m E D E7 C# B F# Ab F C#m

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A Bm F#m E D E E7

Verse 1

C# D B C# F# D Ab C# D B C# F# D Ab C# D C# B A Ab F#m E

Chorus 1

A Bm F#m E D E E7

Verse 2

C# D B E F F# D Ab C# D E E7 C# D Bm C# F#m D Ab C# D C# B A Ab F#m E E7

Chorus 2

A Bm F#m E D E A Bm F#m E D E

Bridge 1

F#m C# E B A C#m D E E7

Chorus 3

A Bm F#m E D E A Bm F#m E D E A D E F#m E D E E7 A D E F#m E D E E7 A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

E

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

D

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

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

B

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

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

Questions

Which chords does Bones by The Killers use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Bones by The Killers in?

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

How hard is Bones to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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