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Red Light Special – TLC: piano chords

Red Light Special by TLC uses 7 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D A Bm G Em F#m C

Chord sheet

Verse 1

D A Bm G

Chorus 1

D A Bm G A D Em F#m A

Verse 2

D A Bm G

Bridge 1

A D Em D A D Em Bm G A D Em Bm C A

Chords on the piano

D

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

A

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

G

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

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

F#m

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

C

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

Questions

Which chords does Red Light Special by TLC use?

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

What key is Red Light Special by TLC in?

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

How hard is Red Light Special 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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