# Rock Around the Clock – Bill Haley & His Comets: piano chords

Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets uses 4 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7)

## Chord sheet

- Solo 1: A A7 D7 A E7 A A7 D7 A E7 A A7 D7 A E7 A

## Questions

### Which chords does Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets in?

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

### How hard is Rock Around the Clock to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (4), 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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