# Black Treacle – Arctic Monkeys: piano chords

Black Treacle by Arctic Monkeys uses 6 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G
- Verse 1: D C G D C G D C G D C G
- Chorus 1: C D G C D G C D G A Cm G Cm G D Em C G
- Verse 2: D C G D C G D C G D C G
- Chorus 2: C D G C D G C D G A Cm G Cm G D Em C G
- Bridge 1: C D G C D G Em C D G Cm C D G D Em

## Questions

### Which chords does Black Treacle by Arctic Monkeys use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Black Treacle by Arctic Monkeys in?

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

### How hard is Black Treacle to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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