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Silent All These Years – Tori Amos: piano chords

Silent All These Years by Tori Amos uses 21 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

E major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Verse 1

E Emaj7 A/E E Emaj7 A/E E Emaj7 A/E E Asus2 B E Emaj7 A/E E Emaj7 A/E E Emaj7 A/E E Asus2 B

Chorus 1

Aadd9 B Amaj9 B7 Aadd9 Badd9 Aadd9 B C#m D B

Verse 2

E Emaj7 A/E E Emaj7 A/E E Emaj7 A/E E Asus2 B E Emaj7 A/E E Emaj7 A/E E Emaj7 A/E E Asus2 B

Chorus 2

Aadd9 B Amaj9 B7 Aadd9 Badd9 Aadd9 B C#m D B A

Bridge 1

E B/E A/E B/E G#m7 Aadd9 Bsus4 B E B/E Aadd9/C# B Aadd9 Bsus4 B E B C#m B Asus2 E/B B E B/D# A/C# B Asus2 Bsus4

Verse 3

E Emaj7 A/E E Emaj7 A/E E Emaj7 A/E E Asus2 B E Emaj7 A/E E Emaj7 A/E E Emaj7 A/E E Asus2 B

Chorus 3

Aadd9 B Amaj9 B7 Aadd9 Badd9 Aadd9 B Aadd9 B C#m D B G#m7/D# C#m D B A E

Outro 1

E G A E

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

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

Emaj7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
EG♯BD♯
Practice Emaj7

A

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

Asus2

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

B

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

Aadd9

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEB — chord toneB
AC♯EB
Practice Aadd9

Amaj9

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
AC♯EG♯B
Practice Amaj9

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

D

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

Questions

Which chords does Silent All These Years by Tori Amos use?

Different chords: 21. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Silent All These Years by Tori Amos in?

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

How hard is Silent All These Years to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (21), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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