# Explosions – Ellie Goulding: piano chords

Explosions by Ellie Goulding uses 6 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: F Dm
- Verse 1: F Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm Bb C
- Chorus 1: Bb Dm F Dm C Am Bb F Bb F Dm F Dm
- Verse 2: F Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm Am Dm Am C
- Chorus 2: Bb Dm F Dm C Am Bb F Bb F Dm F Gm Bb
- Bridge 1: Dm F Gm Bb Dm C Gm Bb Dm F Gm Bb Dm C Gm Bb Dm F Dm C Am Bb F Bb F Dm F Dm
- Outro 1: F Dm F

## Questions

### Which chords does Explosions by Ellie Goulding use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Explosions by Ellie Goulding in?

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

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

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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