# 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.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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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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