# Burning Up – Madonna: piano chords

Burning Up by Madonna uses 6 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: D Bm D E Bm D A Bm D E Bm D A
- Verse 1: Bm D E Bm D A Bm D E Bm D A Bm D E Bm D A Bm D E Bm D A Bm
- Chorus 1: G D E G D E G D E F#
- Verse 2: Bm D E Bm D A Bm D E Bm D A Bm D E Bm D A Bm D E Bm D A Bm
- Chorus 2: G D E G D E G D E F# Bm D Bm D Bm D G F# Bm D E Bm D A Bm G D E G D E G D E F# Bm D Bm D Bm D G F# G D E
- Outro 1: G D E

## Questions

### Which chords does Burning Up by Madonna use?

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

### What key is Burning Up by Madonna in?

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

### How hard is Burning Up 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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