Blue Öyster Cult

(Don't Fear) The Reaper – Blue Öyster Cult: piano chords

(Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Öyster Cult uses 9 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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G major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A G Fsus2 F Am E Am7 Fm G7/F

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A G Fsus2 G

Verse 1

A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G F G Am F E Am G F

Chorus 1

G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G

Bridge 1

A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G Am7

Verse 2

A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G F G Am F E Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F

Chorus 2

G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G

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Bridge 2

A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G Am7 Fm G7/F

Verse 3

A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G A G Fsus2 G F G Am F E Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F

Chorus 3

G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am7 Fm G7/F

Chords on the piano

A

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

G

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

Fsus2

F — bass noteFG — chord toneGC — chord toneC
FGC
Practice Fsus2

F

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

Am

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

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

Fm

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
FG♯C
Practice Fm

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

Questions

Which chords does (Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Öyster Cult use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is (Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Öyster Cult in?

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

How hard is (Don't Fear) The Reaper to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.