The Smashing Pumpkins

Siva – The Smashing Pumpkins: piano chords

Siva by The Smashing Pumpkins uses 7 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E B A G Em7 D Gmaj7

Chord sheet

E E B A E G A E G A E Em7 G A E Em7 B A E Em7 G A E Em7 E B A E G A E B A E G A E G A E G A E G A E D Em7 D E E D E D E D G A E G A E G A E G A E G A E G A E G A E G A G B G A E G A E G A E G A E A E D

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E Gmaj7 Em7 G A E G A E G A E G A E

Chords on the piano

E

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

B

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

A

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

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

D

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

Gmaj7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
GBDF♯
Practice Gmaj7

Questions

Which chords does Siva by The Smashing Pumpkins use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Siva by The Smashing Pumpkins in?

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

How hard is Siva to play on the piano?

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

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