# Generator – Foo Fighters: piano chords

Generator by Foo Fighters uses 11 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [D9](https://pianokitty.com/c/D9)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: A E F#m E D Dm7 A E F#m E D A E F#m E D A E F#m E D A E F#m E D A E F#m E D A F F#m G G/A G/B Em/C# D9 F G A E F#m E D A E F#m E D A E F#m E D A E F#m E D A F F#m G G/A G/B Em/C# D9 F E A F F#m G G/A G/B Em/C# D9 F E A F F#m G G/A G/B Em/C# D9 F G A E A E A E

## Questions

### Which chords does Generator by Foo Fighters use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Generator by Foo Fighters in?

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

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

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 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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