# Back to the Start – Lily Allen: piano chords

Back to the Start by Lily Allen uses 6 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

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

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: Em C G D Em C G B Em C G D Em C A B C G D C G D C G D C G B C G D C G D C G D C G B Em C G D Em C G B Em C G D Em C G B Em C G D Em C A B C G D C G D C G D C G B C G D C G D C G D C G B Em C G D Em C G B Em C G D Em C G B Em C G D Em C A B C G D C G D C G D C G B C G D C G D C G D C G B Em C G D Em C G B

## Questions

### Which chords does Back to the Start by Lily Allen use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Back to the Start by Lily Allen in?

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

### How hard is Back to the Start to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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