# 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.

## Chords in the song

[C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## 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

## 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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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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