# Showdown – Electric Light Orchestra: piano chords

Showdown by Electric Light Orchestra uses 5 chords in B minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [F#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp7)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Bm F#m Em Bm
- Verse 2: F#m Em Bm
- Chorus 1: F#m Em F#m Fm Em F#7 Bm
- Verse 3: F#m Em Bm
- Verse 4: F#m Em Bm
- Chorus 2: F#m Em F#m Fm Em F#7 Bm
- Chorus 3: F#m Em F#m Fm Em F#7 Bm
- Chorus 4: F#m Em F#m Fm Em F#7 Bm

## Questions

### Which chords does Showdown by Electric Light Orchestra use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Showdown by Electric Light Orchestra in?

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

### How hard is Showdown to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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