# Communication Breakdown – Led Zeppelin: piano chords

Communication Breakdown by Led Zeppelin uses 5 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: E D A D
- Verse 1: E D A D E D A D E D A D E D A D E D A D E D A D E D A D E D A D
- Chorus 1: A7 B7
- Verse 2: E D A D E D A D E D A D E D A D E D A D E D A D E D A D E D A D
- Chorus 2: A7 B7
- Solo 1: E D A D
- Chorus 3: A7 B7
- Outro 1: E D A D E D A D

## Questions

### Which chords does Communication Breakdown by Led Zeppelin use?

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

### What key is Communication Breakdown 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 Communication Breakdown to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. 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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