# Autumn Almanac – The Kinks: piano chords

Autumn Almanac by The Kinks uses 37 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [E/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [Daug](https://pianokitty.com/c/Daug), [F#/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [G#/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [A#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G7/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Em/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Gm/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [A7/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [Dm/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [F#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp7), [B7/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [C#7/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharp7), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [Faug](https://pianokitty.com/c/Faug), [F#m7/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [D#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpdim7), [E7/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [A/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: F# B C# F# B C# F#
- Verse 1: Bm E A E D/F# E/G# A E/B A E Bm E A E D/F# E/G# A E/B A E
- Verse 2: F# B C# F# B C# F# D#m Daug F#/C# G#/C B A#7
- Verse 3: Bm E A E D/F# E/G# A E A E Bm E A E D/F# E/G# A E A E E7
- Verse 4: A E D A E D E A E/G# D/F# A/E A E/G# D/F# E A
- Verse 5: Am C/G F G/B G7/F C Em/B Gm/Bb A A7/G D/F# Dm/F Dm Dm/F A/E F#7 B7/A C#7/G# F#m Faug F#m7/E D#dim7
- Verse 6: Bm E A E D/F# E/G# A E A E Bm E A E D E D/F# E/G# A E7/B A/C# D E7 A D E7 A D E7 A D E7 A D E7 A

## Questions

### Which chords does Autumn Almanac by The Kinks use?

Different chords: 37. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Autumn Almanac by The Kinks in?

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

### How hard is Autumn Almanac to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (37), 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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