# Criminal – Britney Spears: piano chords

Criminal by Britney Spears uses 5 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Am Em D Am
- Verse 1: Em D Am Em D Am Em D Am Em D Am
- Chorus 1: Em D Am Em D Am
- Instrumental 1: Em D Am
- Verse 2: Em D Am Em D Am Em D Am Em D Am
- Chorus 2: Em D Am Em D Am
- Verse 3: F Am G Am F Am G F Am G Am F Am G
- Instrumental 2: Am Em D Am
- Chorus 3: Em D Am Em D Am Em D Am Em D Am
- Outro 1: Em D Am

## Questions

### Which chords does Criminal by Britney Spears use?

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

### What key is Criminal by Britney Spears in?

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

### How hard is Criminal 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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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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