# When I Come Around – Green Day: piano chords

When I Come Around by Green Day uses 8 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chorus 1: G C D G C D G C D G C D
- Verse 1: G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C
- Bridge 1: A C A C
- Chorus 2: G C D G C D G C D G C D
- Verse 2: G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C
- Bridge 2: A C A C
- Chorus 3: G C D G C D G C D G C D
- Outro 1: A D E A D E A D E A D E B E F# B E F# B E F# B E F# G

## Questions

### Which chords does When I Come Around by Green Day use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is When I Come Around by Green Day in?

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

### How hard is When I Come Around to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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