# Parabola – TOOL: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Gmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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

## 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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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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