Billy Joel

We Didn't Start the Fire – Billy Joel: piano chords

We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel uses 5 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

Practice this song
G major Difficulty: easy

Chords in the song

G D Am C Em

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G D Am C

Verse 1

G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C

Verse 2

G D Am C G D Am C

Chorus 1

G D Am C G D Am C

Verse 3

G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C

Chorus 2

G D Am C G D Am C

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Bridge 1

Am Em Am D Am Em Am D

Verse 4

G D Am C G D Am C

Chorus 3

G D Am C G D Am C

Verse 5

G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C

Chorus 4

G D Am C G D Am C

Verse 6

G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C

Outro 1

G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C

Chords on the piano

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

D

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Questions

Which chords does We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel in?

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

How hard is We Didn't Start the Fire to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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