# The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg – Iron Maiden: piano chords

The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg by Iron Maiden uses 8 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Em C Em D Em C Em C Em D Em C Em
- Verse 1: D/F# F Em D/F# G F Em
- Verse 2: D/F# G A Em D/F# G A Em D/F# G A Em
- Chorus 1: C D/F# Em C G Em C D/F# Em C D Em C D/F# Em C G Em C D/F# Em C D
- Interlude 2: Em
- Verse 3: D/F# G A Em D/F# G A Em
- Chorus 2: C D/F# Em C G Em C D/F# Em C D Em C D/F# Em C G Em C D/F# Em C D
- Solo 1: Em C Am G Em C Am G Em C Am G Em C Am G Em C Am G Em C Am G Em C Am G Em C Am G Em C D/F# G Em C D/F# D Em C D/F# G Em C D/F# D Em
- Chorus 3: C D/F# Em C G Em C D/F# Em C D Em C D/F# Em C G Em C D/F# Em C D Em

## Questions

### Which chords does The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg by Iron Maiden use?

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

### What key is The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg by Iron Maiden in?

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

### How hard is The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+Em+C+Em+D+Em+C+Em+C+Em+D+Em+C+Em+%3Cverse_1%3E+D%2FF%23+F+Em+D%2FF%23+G+F+Em+%3Cverse_2%3E+D%2FF%23+G+A+Em+D%2FF%23+G+A+Em+D%2FF%23+G+A+Em+%3Cchorus_1%3E+C+D%2FF%23+Em+C+G+Em+C+D%2FF%23+Em+C+D+Em+C+D%2FF%23+Em+C+G+Em+C+D%2FF%23+Em+C+D+%3Cinterlude_2%3E+Em+%3Cverse_3%3E+D%2FF%23+G+A+Em+D%2FF%23+G+A+Em+%3Cchorus_2%3E+C+D%2FF%23+Em+C+G+Em+C+D%2FF%23+Em+C+D+Em+C+D%2FF%23+Em+C+G+Em+C+D%2FF%23+Em+C+D+%3Csolo_1%3E+Em+C+Am+G+Em+C+Am+G+Em+C+Am+G+Em+C+Am+G+Em+C+Am+G+Em+C+Am+G+Em+C+Am+G+Em+C+Am+G+Em+C+D%2FF%23+G+Em+C+D%2FF%23+D+Em+C+D%2FF%23+G+Em+C+D%2FF%23+D+Em+%3Cchorus_3%3E+C+D%2FF%23+Em+C+G+Em+C+D%2FF%23+Em+C+D+Em+C+D%2FF%23+Em+C+G+Em+C+D%2FF%23+Em+C+D+Em&seq=inOrder&title=Iron+Maiden+-+The+Reincarnation+of+Benjamin+Breeg)

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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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