# Always the Pretenders – Europe: piano chords

Always the Pretenders by Europe uses 9 chords in C# minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [B/D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m
- Verse 1: C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m B
- Chorus 1: C#m A E B C#m A E B/D# C#m A E B C#m A E G#
- Interlude 1: C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m
- Verse 2: C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m B
- Chorus 2: C#m A E B C#m A E B/D# C#m A E B C#m A E G#
- Solo 1: F#m D A E/G# F#m D A E/G# F#m D A E/G# F#m D A E/G# B
- Bridge 1: C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m
- Chorus 3: C#m A E B C#m A E B/D# C#m A E B C#m A E G#
- Outro 1: C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m E A F#m C#m

## Questions

### Which chords does Always the Pretenders by Europe use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Always the Pretenders by Europe in?

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

### How hard is Always the Pretenders to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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