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Hysteria – Def Leppard: piano chords

Hysteria by Def Leppard uses 10 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

D G Em Dsus4 Cadd9 G6/B C Bm A C#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D G Em G D

Verse 1

G Em G D G Em G D Dsus4 Cadd9 D Dsus4 G6/B D Dsus4 Cadd9 C Bm D

Chorus 1

Em C D Em C D Em C D

Bridge 1

G

Verse 2

D G Em G D G Em G D Dsus4 Cadd9 D Dsus4 G6/B D Dsus4 Cadd9 C G D

Chorus 2

Em C D Em C D Em C D

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Bridge 2

A

Solo 1

D C# A D C# A D Dsus4 Cadd9 D Dsus4 G6/B D Dsus4 Cadd9 C G D

Chorus 3

Em C D Em C D Em C D

Chords on the piano

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Dsus4

D — bass noteDG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
DGA
Practice Dsus4

Cadd9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGD — chord toneD
CEGD
Practice Cadd9

G6

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GBDE
Practice G6

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

Questions

Which chords does Hysteria by Def Leppard use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Hysteria by Def Leppard in?

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

How hard is Hysteria to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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