# The Killing Moon – Echo & the Bunnymen: piano chords

The Killing Moon by Echo & the Bunnymen uses 8 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Bm/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Bm Bm/A G Bm Bm/A G Em C
- Verse 1: Em C Em C Em C
- Chorus 1: G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm Em C
- Verse 2: Em C Em C Em C
- Chorus 2: G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm
- Solo 1: Bm A G Em Bm A G Em Bm A G Em Bm A G D Em C
- Verse 3: Em C Em C Em C
- Chorus 3: G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm

## Questions

### Which chords does The Killing Moon by Echo & the Bunnymen use?

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

### What key is The Killing Moon by Echo & the Bunnymen in?

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

### How hard is The Killing Moon 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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