# Safe in New York City – AC/DC: piano chords

Safe in New York City by AC/DC uses 7 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G A G A G E G A A# A G A G E G A A# A G A E
- Verse 1: E
- Chorus 1: G A A# A G A G E G A A# A G A G E
- Instrumental 1: G A A# A G A E
- Verse 2: E
- Chorus 2: G A A# A G A G E G A A# A G A G E G A A# A G A G E G A A# A G A G E G A A# A G A G E G A A# A G A G A
- Solo 1: C D D# D C D C A D# D D# D E
- Chorus 3: G A A# A G A G E G A A# A G A G A
- Solo 2: C D D# D C D C A
- Chorus 4: G A A# A G A G E G A A# A G A G E G A A# A G A G E G A A# A G A G E G A A# A G A G E G A A# A G A G E G A A# A G A G E
- Outro 1: G A A# A G A E G A E G A E G A E A# A G E A# A G E G A E

## Questions

### Which chords does Safe in New York City by AC/DC use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Safe in New York City by AC/DC in?

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

### How hard is Safe in New York City to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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