# Eve Of Destruction – Barry McGuire: piano chords

Eve Of Destruction by Barry McGuire uses 10 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Bm/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: D Dsus4 Dsus2 D Dsus4 Dsus2
- Verse 1: D G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A
- Chorus 1: D G A D D/C# Bm Bm/A G G/B A A/C# D Dsus4 Dsus2 D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A
- Verse 2: D G A D G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D G A
- Chorus 2: D G A D D/C# Bm Bm/A G G/B A A/C# D Dsus4 Dsus2 D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2
- Verse 3: D Dsus4 Dsus2 D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A
- Chorus 3: D G A A/C# D D/C# Bm Bm/A G G/B A A/C# D Dsus4 Dsus2 D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 D Dsus4 Dsus2
- Verse 4: D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D Dsus4 Dsus2 G A D G A
- Chorus 4: D G A D D/C# Bm Bm/A G G/B A A/C# D Dsus4 Dsus2 D Dsus4 Dsus2 G G/B A A/C# D Dsus4 Dsus2 D Dsus4 Dsus2 G D

## Questions

### Which chords does Eve Of Destruction by Barry McGuire use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Eve Of Destruction by Barry McGuire in?

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

### How hard is Eve Of Destruction to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+%3Cverse_1%3E+D+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+%3Cchorus_1%3E+D+G+A+D+D%2FC%23+Bm+Bm%2FA+G+G%2FB+A+A%2FC%23+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+%3Cverse_2%3E+D+G+A+D+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+G+A+%3Cchorus_2%3E+D+G+A+D+D%2FC%23+Bm+Bm%2FA+G+G%2FB+A+A%2FC%23+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+%3Cverse_3%3E+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+%3Cchorus_3%3E+D+G+A+A%2FC%23+D+D%2FC%23+Bm+Bm%2FA+G+G%2FB+A+A%2FC%23+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+%3Cverse_4%3E+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+A+D+G+A+%3Cchorus_4%3E+D+G+A+D+D%2FC%23+Bm+Bm%2FA+G+G%2FB+A+A%2FC%23+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+G%2FB+A+A%2FC%23+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+D+Dsus4+Dsus2+G+D&seq=inOrder&title=Barry+McGuire+-+Eve+Of+Destruction)

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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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