# Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood: piano chords

Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood uses 9 chords in G minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Gm F Eb F Gm F Eb D
- Verse 1: Gm Eb F Cm Gm Eb F Cm Gm Bb F Cm Gm Bb F
- Chorus 1: Eb Gm Eb Gm Eb Gm D Eb Gm Eb Gm Eb D Gm F Eb D
- Verse 2: Gm F Eb D Gm F Eb D Eb F Eb D C D Gm
- Chorus 2: Cm Eb F Gm Cm Eb F Gm Cm Eb F Gm Cm F Bb
- Bridge 1: F Eb Cm Gm Cm Gm Dm Gm Cm D7 C D
- Chorus 3: Eb Gm Eb Gm Eb Gm D Eb Gm Eb Gm Eb D Gm Cm Eb F Gm Cm Eb F Gm Cm F

## Questions

### Which chords does Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood use?

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

### What key is Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood in?

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

### How hard is Before He Cheats to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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