# American Life – Madonna: piano chords

American Life by Madonna uses 4 chords in F# minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: F#m C# Bm F#m C#m Bm F#m C# Bm F#m C# Bm F#m C#m F#m C#m Bm C#m Bm C#m F#m C# Bm F#m C#m F#m C#m Bm C#m Bm C#m Bm C#m Bm C#m F#m

## Questions

### Which chords does American Life by Madonna use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is American Life by Madonna in?

The chords fit F# minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is American Life to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (4), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=F%23m+C%23+Bm+F%23m+C%23m+Bm+F%23m+C%23+Bm+F%23m+C%23+Bm+F%23m+C%23m+F%23m+C%23m+Bm+C%23m+Bm+C%23m+F%23m+C%23+Bm+F%23m+C%23m+F%23m+C%23m+Bm+C%23m+Bm+C%23m+Bm+C%23m+Bm+C%23m+F%23m&seq=inOrder&title=Madonna+-+American+Life)

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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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