The Police

Message In A Bottle – The Police: piano chords

Message In A Bottle by The Police uses 6 chords in C# minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

C# minor Difficulty: easy

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C#m A B F#m

Verse 1

C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m

Chorus 1

A D E A D E F#m D F#m D F#m D C#m A C#m A C#m A F#m

Verse 2

C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m

Chorus 2

A D E A D E F#m D F#m D F#m D C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m A F#m

Verse 3

C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m

Chorus 3

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

Chords on the piano

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

A

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

B

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

F#m

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

D

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

E

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

Questions

Which chords does Message In A Bottle by The Police use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Message In A Bottle by The Police in?

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

How hard is Message In A Bottle to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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