Bauhaus

Bela Lugosi's Dead – Bauhaus: piano chords

Bela Lugosi's Dead by Bauhaus uses 6 chords in F# minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

Practice this song
F# minor Difficulty: easy

Chords in the song

D C# B F# A A#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D C# B D C# B D F# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D F# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D F# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D F# B D C# B D C# B D C# B

Verse 1

D C# B D C# B D C# B D F# B

Chorus 1

A A# B A A# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D C# B

Verse 2

D C# B D C# B D C# B D F# B

Chorus 2

A A# B A A# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D C# B

Outro 1

D F# D F# B D C# B D C# B D F# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D F# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D C# B D F# D F# D F#

Chords on the piano

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Questions

Which chords does Bela Lugosi's Dead by Bauhaus use?

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

What key is Bela Lugosi's Dead by Bauhaus in?

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

How hard is Bela Lugosi's Dead to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.