Black Sabbath

Never Say Die – Black Sabbath: piano chords

Never Say Die by Black Sabbath uses 11 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

A B D A B D A B D A B D A B D A F Am F Am F Am G G6 G G6 A B D A B D A B D A B D A B D A B D A F Am F Am F Am G G6 G G6 A B D A B D A G Dm G Dm Am9 D Am9 E A B D A B D A B D A B D A F Am F Am F Am G G6 G G6 A B D

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A A6 B D A A6 B D A A6 A A6 A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A

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

B

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

D

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Am

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

G

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

G6

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GBDE
Practice G6

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Am9

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
ACEGB
Practice Am9

A6

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEF♯ — chord toneF♯
AC♯EF♯
Practice A6

Questions

Which chords does Never Say Die by Black Sabbath use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Never Say Die by Black Sabbath in?

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

How hard is Never Say Die to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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