# Fireball – Deep Purple: piano chords

Fireball by Deep Purple uses 8 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A
- Chorus 1: E Bm F#
- Verse 2: Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A D Bm A Bm D Bm A D Bm A Bm D Bm D Bm A
- Chorus 2: E Bm F#
- Bridge 1: E C#m C G D A F#
- Verse 3: Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm
- Chorus 3: A E Bm F# Bm
- Interlude 1: D Bm A
- Verse 4: Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm A Bm D Bm A Bm D Bm A
- Chorus 4: E Bm F#
- Outro 1: Bm D Bm A

## Questions

### Which chords does Fireball by Deep Purple use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Fireball by Deep Purple in?

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

### How hard is Fireball to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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