# Royals – Lorde: piano chords

Royals by Lorde uses 7 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: D C D C Cmaj7 D C D C D C D C D C D C G
- Chorus 1: Am Em Am Em D G Am Em Am Em D
- Verse 2: C G D C G D C G D C G
- Chorus 2: D C G D C G
- Verse 3: C Em F Am G C Em F Am G F G
- Chorus 3: F G Am F G Am F G Am F G Am
- Outro 1: F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G

## Questions

### Which chords does Royals by Lorde use?

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

### What key is Royals by Lorde in?

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

### How hard is Royals 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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