# Wasted Years – Iron Maiden: piano chords

Wasted Years by Iron Maiden uses 5 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

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

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Em D
- Verse 1: Em D Em D C D Em D C
- Verse 2: Em D Em D C D Em D C
- Chorus 1: G C A D C A Em D C G C A D C A Em D C
- Verse 3: Em D Em D C D Em D C
- Chorus 2: G C A D C A Em D C G C A D C A Em D C
- Chorus 3: G C A D C A Em D C G C A D C A Em D C

## Questions

### Which chords does Wasted Years by Iron Maiden use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Wasted Years 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 Wasted Years to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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