# Flight of Icarus – Iron Maiden: piano chords

Flight of Icarus by Iron Maiden uses 7 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [E/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: A E F#m
- Verse 1: A E A F#m E/G# A B C#
- Chorus 1: F#m E D E F#m E D E F#m
- Chorus 2: E D E F#m E D E F#m
- Chorus 3: E D E F#m E D E F#m E D E F#m E D E F#m E/G# A B F#m A E F#m

## Questions

### Which chords does Flight of Icarus by Iron Maiden use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Flight of Icarus by Iron Maiden in?

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

### How hard is Flight of Icarus to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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