# Original Of The Species – U2: piano chords

Original Of The Species by U2 uses 8 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: A E F#m C#m A E F#m C#m
- Chorus 1: G D A G D A Am C A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E
- Chorus 2: A F#m C#m E A E F#m C#m A E F#m C#m G D A G D A Am C A

## Questions

### Which chords does Original Of The Species by U2 use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Original Of The Species by U2 in?

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

### How hard is Original Of The Species to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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