# Hells Bells – AC/DC: piano chords

Hells Bells by AC/DC uses 8 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Am D C G/B Am D C G/B Am D C G/B Am D C G/B D C G D C G E D A E
- Chorus 1: Am D C D Am C B Am G D C B Am D C B
- Verse 2: Am D C G/B Am D C G/B Am D C G/B Am D C G/B D C G D C G E D A E
- Chorus 2: Am D C D Am D C D C B Am D C D Am G D C B
- Chorus 3: Am D C D Am D C D C B Am D C D Am D C D C B Am D C D Am D C D C B Am D C D Am D C D C B

## Questions

### Which chords does Hells Bells by AC/DC use?

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

### What key is Hells Bells by AC/DC in?

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

### How hard is Hells Bells 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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