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Africa – Weezer: piano chords

Africa by Weezer uses 11 chords in C minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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C minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Ab Cm Bb Dm Gm7 Eb F Bm Fm Gm Db

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Ab Cm

Verse 1

Bb Dm Gm7 Bb Eb F Gm7 Ab Cm Bb Dm Gm7 Bb Eb Ab Gm7 Ab Cm Bm Dm Gm7 Bm Ab Fm Gm7 Ab Cm Bm Dm Gm7 Gm Ab Cm

Chorus 1

Fm Db Ab Eb Fm Db Ab Eb Fm Db Ab Eb Fm Db Ab Cm Eb Fm Ab Cm

Verse 2

Bb Db Gm Bm Ab Fm Gm Ab Cm Bm Dm Gm Bm Ab Fm Gm7 Ab Cm Bm Dm Gm7 Gm Ab Cm

Chorus 2

Fm Db Ab Eb Fm Db Ab Eb Fm Db Ab Eb Fm Db Ab Cm Eb Fm Ab Cm

Outro 1

Fm Db Ab Eb

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

Bm

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

Fm

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
FG♯C
Practice Fm

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

Questions

Which chords does Africa by Weezer use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Africa by Weezer in?

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

How hard is Africa to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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