# Black Dog – Led Zeppelin: piano chords

Black Dog by Led Zeppelin uses 7 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [A/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: A
- Chorus 1: C A C A C A C A
- Bridge 1: A/G A C A G/E D A A/G A G/E D A/G A G/E D A A/G A G/E D
- Verse 6: A
- Chorus 2: C A C A C A C A
- Outro 1: G/E D7 A Dsus4 D7 A A/G A Dsus4 G/E D A

## Questions

### Which chords does Black Dog by Led Zeppelin use?

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

### What key is Black Dog by Led Zeppelin in?

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

### How hard is Black Dog to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. 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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