# Africa – Weezer: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj)

## 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

## 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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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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