# Speed of Light – Iron Maiden: piano chords

Speed of Light by Iron Maiden uses 13 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G F G D Db C D
- Verse 1: Em F G D Db C D G D Db C D Em F G D Db C D G D Db C D C Dm
- Chorus 1: G Bb F C G Bb F C G D Db C D
- Instrumental 1: G D Db C D
- Verse 2: Em F G D Db C D G D Db C D Em F G D Db C D G D Db C D C Dm
- Chorus 2: G Bb F C G Bb F C Am
- Solo 1: G Am Dm G Am G Am Dm G Bm A Bm E A C D
- Chorus 3: G Bb F C G Bb F C G Bb F C G Bb F C Gm F G

## Questions

### Which chords does Speed of Light by Iron Maiden use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Speed of Light 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 Speed of Light to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (13), 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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