# Next Year – Foo Fighters: piano chords

Next Year by Foo Fighters uses 6 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Cadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cadd9), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9
- Verse 1: G D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# C A7 C D G
- Instrumental 1: D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9
- Verse 2: G D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# C A7 C D G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 A7 D
- Verse 3: G D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9 A7 C D G
- Verse 4: D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9 A7 C D G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 A7 D
- Chorus 1: G D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9 A7 C D G
- Bridge 1: A7 Cadd9 A7 Cadd9 D/F#
- Chorus 2: G D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9 A7 C D G A7 C D G A7 C D G A7
- Outro 1: G D/F# G D/F# G D/F# G D/F# G D/F# G D/F# G D/F# G D/F# G

## Questions

### Which chords does Next Year by Foo Fighters use?

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

### What key is Next Year by Foo Fighters in?

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

### How hard is Next Year to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+%3Cverse_1%3E+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+G+D%2FF%23+C+A7+C+D+G+%3Cinstrumental_1%3E+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+%3Cverse_2%3E+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+G+D%2FF%23+C+A7+C+D+G+Cadd9+G+Cadd9+G+Cadd9+A7+D+%3Cverse_3%3E+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+A7+C+D+G+%3Cverse_4%3E+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+A7+C+D+G+Cadd9+G+Cadd9+G+Cadd9+A7+D+%3Cchorus_1%3E+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+A7+C+D+G+%3Cbridge_1%3E+A7+Cadd9+A7+Cadd9+D%2FF%23+%3Cchorus_2%3E+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+G+D%2FF%23+Cadd9+A7+C+D+G+A7+C+D+G+A7+C+D+G+A7+%3Coutro_1%3E+G+D%2FF%23+G+D%2FF%23+G+D%2FF%23+G+D%2FF%23+G+D%2FF%23+G+D%2FF%23+G+D%2FF%23+G+D%2FF%23+G&seq=inOrder&title=Foo+Fighters+-+Next+Year)

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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/foo-fighters/next-year