# Sacrifice – Elton John: piano chords

Sacrifice by Elton John uses 8 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Gsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C Em7 F
- Verse 1: C F Dm7 G C F Dm7 G Am F G Am F G
- Chorus 1: C F Dm7 G C F Gsus4 G C F G C Dm7 Em F G C
- Verse 2: C F Dm7 G C F Dm7 G Am F G Am F G
- Chorus 2: C F Dm7 G C F Gsus4 G C F G C Dm7 Em F G C Em7 F
- Instrumental 1: C F Dm7 G
- Chorus 3: C F Dm7 G C F Gsus4 G C F G C Dm7 Em F G C
- Outro 1: F Dm7 G C F Dm7 G C F Dm7 G C F Dm7 G C F Dm7

## Questions

### Which chords does Sacrifice by Elton John use?

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

### What key is Sacrifice by Elton John in?

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

### How hard is Sacrifice 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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