# The Final Countdown – Europe: piano chords

The Final Countdown by Europe uses 13 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bsus4), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [G/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Em C Am D Em D/F# G C Bsus4 B7 Em C Am D Em D/F# G C Bsus4 B7
- Verse 1: Em Am Em D/F# G C D G G/F# Em Em/D C Bm D
- Chorus 1: Em C Am D Em C Am D
- Verse 2: Em Am Em D/F# G C D G G/F# Em Em/D C Bm D
- Chorus 2: Em C Am D Em C Am D Em D/F# G C Bsus4 B7
- Solo 1: Am G C F Dm G Am Em Am G C F Dm G Am Bm
- Interlude 1: Em C Am D Em D/F# G C Bsus4 B7
- Chorus 3: Em C Am D Em C Am D

## Questions

### Which chords does The Final Countdown by Europe use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Final Countdown by Europe in?

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

### How hard is The Final Countdown to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (13), 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.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/europe/the-final-countdown