# Christine Sixteen – KISS: piano chords

Christine Sixteen by KISS uses 7 chords in Ab major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [D#sus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpsus4), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [C#sus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpsus4), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G# D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G#
- Verse 1: D# C# C#sus4 C# G# F# C# D# C# C#sus4 C# F# C# G#
- Chorus 1: D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G# D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G#
- Verse 2: D# C# C#sus4 C# G# F# C# D# C# C#sus4 C# F# C# G#
- Chorus 2: D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G# D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G#
- Solo 1: D# C# G# F# C# D# C# F# C# G#
- Bridge 1: Bb D# Bb
- Chorus 3: D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G# D# D#sus4 D# C# C#sus4 C# D# D#sus4 D# C# G# D#
- Outro 1: C# D# C# G# D# C# D# C# G# D# C# D# C# G#

## Questions

### Which chords does Christine Sixteen by KISS use?

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

### What key is Christine Sixteen by KISS in?

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

### How hard is Christine Sixteen to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. 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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