# For Whom The Bell Tolls – Metallica: piano chords

For Whom The Bell Tolls by Metallica uses 9 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E G F# F E G F# F E G F# F E F# G A E G F# F E G F# F E G F# F E F# G B E G F# F E G F# F E G F# F E F# G A E G F# F E G F# F E G F# F E F# G B E G E G C A E G E G C A E G E A E G Bb F# E G E A E G Bb F# F E G E A E G Bb F# E G E A E G Bb F# F
- Verse 1: Em G Em G C A Em G Em G C A
- Chorus 1: E G E A E G Bb F# E G E A E G Bb F# F E G E A E G Bb F# E G E A E G Bb F# F
- Bridge 1: E G E B E G E B
- Verse 2: Em G Em G C A Em G Em G C A
- Chorus 2: E G E A E G Bb F# E G E A E G Bb F# F E G E A E G Bb F# E G E A E G Bb F# F
- Outro 1: E F# E F# G E F# E F# G E F# E F# G E F# E F# G

## Questions

### Which chords does For Whom The Bell Tolls by Metallica use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is For Whom The Bell Tolls by Metallica in?

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

### How hard is For Whom The Bell Tolls to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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