# American Idiot – Green Day: piano chords

American Idiot by Green Day uses 9 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Gm Eb Bb F Gm Eb Bb F Gm Eb Bb F Gm Eb Bb F Eb F Gm Eb Bb F Gm Eb Bb F Gm Eb Bb F Eb F Bb F G F Eb Bb F Bb F G F Eb Bb F Eb F C F C F C F C Dm Bb F C Dm Bb F C Dm Bb F C Bb C Dm Bb F C Dm Bb F C Dm Bb F C Bb C F C D C Bb F C F C D C Bb F C Bb F C Gm Eb Bb F Gm Eb Bb D Gm Eb Bb D Eb F Gm Eb Bb F Gm Eb Bb F Gm Eb Bb F Eb F C G A G F C G C G A G F C G F C G

## Questions

### Which chords does American Idiot by Green Day use?

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

### What key is American Idiot by Green Day in?

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

### How hard is American Idiot 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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