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It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll) – AC/DC: piano chords

It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll) by AC/DC uses 9 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C G B7 Em E7 D D7 F C7

Chord sheet

Verse 1

C G C B7 Em C B7 Em E7 D D7 G

Chorus 1

C F C D D7 G C C7 F E7 C F C D G C F C D D7 G C C7 F E7 C F C D G C

Verse 2

G C B7 Em C G E7 D D7 G

Chorus 2

C F C D D7 G C C7 F E7 C F C D G C F C D D7 G C C7 F E7 C F C D G C

Chords on the piano

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

Questions

Which chords does It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll) by AC/DC use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll) by AC/DC in?

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

How hard is It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll) to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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