# Animal – Def Leppard: piano chords

Animal by Def Leppard uses 9 chords in B minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Bb C D
- Verse 1: Bb C D Bb G A Bb C D Bb G A Bb C D Bb G A Bb C D Bb G A B F# C# B F# C#
- Chorus 1: F# E B A F# E B A
- Verse 2: Bb C D Bb G A Bb C D Bb G A Bb C D Bb G A Bb C D Bb G A B F# C# B F# C#
- Chorus 2: F# E B A F# E B A
- Bridge 1: F# G A F# G D E G D E
- Solo 1: Bb C D B F# C# B F# C#
- Chorus 3: F# E B A F# E B A F# E B A F# E B A F# E B A F# E B A

## Questions

### Which chords does Animal by Def Leppard use?

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

### What key is Animal by Def Leppard in?

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

### How hard is Animal 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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