# Hysteria – Def Leppard: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [Cadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cadd9), [G6/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj)

## 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
- 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

## 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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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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