# What the Hell – Avril Lavigne: piano chords

What the Hell by Avril Lavigne uses 3 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C
- Chorus 1: G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C
- Chorus 2: G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G C Em G
- Chorus 3: C Em C G C Em G C Em C G C Em C G C Em C G

## Questions

### Which chords does What the Hell by Avril Lavigne use?

Different chords: 3. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is What the Hell by Avril Lavigne in?

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

### How hard is What the Hell to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (3), 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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