# Knocking At Your Back Door – Deep Purple: piano chords

Knocking At Your Back Door by Deep Purple uses 8 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

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

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G Bm G A Bm G A Bm
- Verse 1: D A G A Bm D A E Bm D A G A Bm D A Bm A G Em D A G Em D Em A
- Chorus 1: Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A E
- Verse 2: Bm D A G A Bm D A E Bm D A G A Bm D A Bm A G Em D A G Em D Em A Bm
- Chorus 2: G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A E
- Solo 1: F#m C#m F#m A D F#m C#m F#m A D F#m C#m F#m A E
- Verse 3: Bm D A G A Bm D A Bm A G Em D A G Em D Em A Bm
- Chorus 3: G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm
- Outro 1: G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm

## Questions

### Which chords does Knocking At Your Back Door by Deep Purple use?

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

### What key is Knocking At Your Back Door 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 Knocking At Your Back Door 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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