# Be Quick or Be Dead – Iron Maiden: piano chords

Be Quick or Be Dead by Iron Maiden uses 6 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

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

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G C G C G
- Verse 1: C Eb G Dm G C Eb
- Chorus 1: C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb G Eb G
- Bridge 1: F G F G F G F G Bb G Bb G C Dm Eb F G C G C G C
- Verse 2: G C G Eb G C Eb C
- Chorus 2: Bb C Bb G Eb G F G Eb G Eb
- Instrumental 1: C Eb C Dm F G Bb Dm F Dm C
- Chorus 3: Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb G

## Questions

### Which chords does Be Quick or Be Dead by Iron Maiden use?

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

### What key is Be Quick or Be Dead by Iron Maiden in?

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

### How hard is Be Quick or Be Dead to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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