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Parabola – TOOL: piano chords

Parabola by TOOL uses 12 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

G Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D7 Gmaj7 G Am Em D Em G Am Em G Am G D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 Em D G Bm7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 D7 Cmaj7 D Em G Em D Em D Em7 D7 Em7 G Em7 Am D7 Em Em7 D7 Em7 Cmaj7 G B E

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

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

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

Gmaj7

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Em

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

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

Cmaj7

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

Questions

Which chords does Parabola by TOOL use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Parabola by TOOL in?

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

How hard is Parabola to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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