# Lord of the Flies – Iron Maiden: piano chords

Lord of the Flies by Iron Maiden uses 8 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bsus2), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Em F#m E
- Verse 1: F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E D E D F#m E D E D Bsus2
- Verse 2: F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E D E D F#m E D E D F#m
- Chorus 1: D A E D E F#m D A E D E F#m
- Solo 1: E D Am E F#m D Bm D E F#m E D Am E F#m D Bm D
- Solo 2: F#m D A E D E
- Chorus 2: F#m D A E D E F#m D A E D E F#m D A E D E F#m D A E D E
- Outro 1: F#m

## Questions

### Which chords does Lord of the Flies by Iron Maiden use?

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

### What key is Lord of the Flies by Iron Maiden in?

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

### How hard is Lord of the Flies 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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