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Cheap Trick – Kiss Me Red Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Kiss Me Red by Cheap Trick on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
G#   Fm   G#   Fm
G#   Fm

[Verse 1]
G#
I could paint your picture
       Fm
in the sky tonight
G#
Your lipstick on the moon
   Fm
it shines so bright
          D#
Baby it's full and white
           C#
Honey it's full tonight

[Chorus]
D#         G#m
So kiss me red
        F#
Kiss me rogue
        G#m
Kiss me rough
        F#
Kiss me smooth
B  E  F#
Oh..

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[Verse 2]
G#
I could paint your picture
      Fm
in my room tonight
G#
Your body's on my mind
     Fm
it's clear and bright
              D#
Oh but you're far away
           C#           D#
And what I wouldn't pay


[Chorus]
            G#m
To kiss you red
         F#
Kiss you rogue
         G#m
Kiss you rough
         F#
Kiss you smooth
B  E  F#  B  E  F#
Oh..


[Guitar Solo]
D#7

[Bridge]
E
It's black out
B                    C#m G#m
And I'm alone in the dark
E          B
So light a candle to
             C#m G#m A
replace your heart
     E
What I wouldn't give to
         D#
have you here in my bed

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[Chorus]
           G#m
So kiss me red
        F#
Kiss me rogue
        G#m
Kiss me rough
        F#
Kiss me smooth
F#
Oh..
            G#m
To kiss you red
         F#
Kiss you rogue
         G#m
Kiss you rough
         F#
Kiss you smooth
F#
Oh..
           G#m
So kiss me red
        F#
Kiss me rogue
        G#m
Kiss me rough
        F#
Kiss me smooth
F#
Oh..
            G#m
To kiss you red
         F#
Kiss you rogue
         G#m
Kiss you rough
         F#
Kiss you smooth
F#
Oh..
           G#m
So kiss me red
        F#
Kiss me rogue
        G#m
Kiss me rough
        F#
Kiss me smooth
F#
Oh..

How to play Kiss Me Red: key, chords and progression

Kiss Me Red by Cheap Trick is in the key of F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯). The song uses 11 chords: G#, Fm, D#, C#, G#m, F#, B, E, D#7, C#m and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D# – G#m – F# – G#m (VI – ii – I – ii in F♯ major). In solfa, that is lah – reh – doh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes E, C#m, B, A, Em, D, G, C, B7, Am (73% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 18% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G# chord on guitar (466544) — G♯G♯ B♯ D♯

C# chord on guitar (x46664) — C♯C♯ E♯ G♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

D#7 chord on guitar (x68686) — D♯7D♯ G A♯ C♯

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

Kiss Me Red chords: questions

What key is Kiss Me Red in?

Kiss Me Red by Cheap Trick is in the key of F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in Kiss Me Red?

Kiss Me Red uses 11 chords: G#, Fm, D#, C#, G#m, F#, B, E, D#7, C#m, A.

What is the chord progression of Kiss Me Red?

The main progression is D# – G#m – F# – G#m (VI – ii – I – ii).

Is Kiss Me Red easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes E, C#m, B, A, Em, D, G, C, B7, Am (73% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 18% without a capo).

How to play Kiss Me Red: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Kiss Me Red chords: questions

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