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Hand in Glove – The Smiths: piano chords

Hand in Glove by The Smiths uses 6 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Dsus2 C G Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Dsus2 C G Dsus2 C G

Verse 1

Em7 Asus2 C Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G Em7 Asus2 C Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G Em7 Asus2 C Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G Em7 Asus2 C Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G

Chorus 1

Em7 Asus2 C Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G Em7 Asus2 C Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G Dsus2 C G Dsus2 C G

Verse 2

Em7 Asus2 C Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G Em7 Asus2 C Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G Em7 Asus2 C Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G Em7 Asus2 C Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G

Chorus 2

Em7 Asus2 C Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G Em7 Asus2 C Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G Dsus2 C G Dsus2 C G

Verse 3

Em7 Asus2 C Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G Em7 Asus2 C Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G Em7 Asus2 C Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G

Outro 1

Em7 Asus2 Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G Em7 Asus2 Em7 Asus2 Cmaj7/G Em7 Asus2 Dsus2 C G Dsus2 C G

Chords on the piano

Dsus2

D — bass noteDE — chord toneEA — chord toneA
DEA
Practice Dsus2

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

G

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

Em7

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

Asus2

A — bass noteAB — chord toneBE — chord toneE
ABE
Practice Asus2

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Questions

Which chords does Hand in Glove by The Smiths use?

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

What key is Hand in Glove by The Smiths in?

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

How hard is Hand in Glove to play on the piano?

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

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