King Of Pain – The Police: piano chords
King Of Pain by The Police uses 18 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.
Chords in the song
Chord sheet
Intro 1
B A
Verse 1
B A B A B A B A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A F# F#7 Gmaj7 G6 B A B A B A B A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A F# F#7 Gmaj7 G6
Chorus 1
D A/E D/F# Gadd9 D A/E D/F# Gadd9 D A/E D/F# Gadd9 D A/E D/F# Gadd9
Verse 2
B A B A B A B A G A G A F# G B A B A B A B A G A G A F# G
Chorus 2
D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9 D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9 D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9 D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9
Verse 3
B A B A B A B A G A G A F# G B A B A B A B A G A G A F# G
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Chorus 3
D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9 D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9 D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9 D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9
Bridge 1
A F#m/G A F#m/G A F#m/G A F#m/G A F#m/G A F#m/G A F#m/G A F#m/G
Solo 1
B B/E B B/A B B/E B B/A Gsus2 A Gsus2 A F#m Gsus2 G
Verse 4
B B/A B B/E B B/A A F#m G Bm D/F# Gsus2
Chorus 4
D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9 D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9 D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9 D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9
Outro 1
D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9 D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9 D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9 D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9 D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9 D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9 D Dmaj7/E D/F# Gadd9
Chords on the piano
Diagrams for the 10 most played chords
Gmaj7
Practice Gmaj7F#
Practice F#Gadd9
Practice Gadd9Dmaj7
Practice Dmaj7F#m
Practice F#mGsus2
Practice Gsus2Questions
Which chords does King Of Pain by The Police use?
Different chords: 18. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.
What key is King Of Pain by The Police in?
The chords fit D major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.
How hard is King Of Pain to play on the piano?
Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (18), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.