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Rock Of Ages – Def Leppard: piano chords

Rock Of Ages by Def Leppard uses 14 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

G Cadd9 Am7 C D Em D/F# D7 G7 Cm Em7 Bm Em/D Bm7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G Cadd9 Am7 C D G Cadd9 Am7 C D G Cadd9 Am7 C D Em Am7 D G D/F# Em Am7 D7 G7 C Cm G Em7 Am7 D7 G Cadd9 Am7 C D G Bm C D C D G C D Em/D C G D C G D C G D C Bm7 D7 G7 C Cm G D C G D C G D C Cm Am7 D7 G C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G

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

Cadd9

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

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

C

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

D

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

Em

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

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Questions

Which chords does Rock Of Ages by Def Leppard use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Rock Of Ages 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 Rock Of Ages to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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