# Hero Of The Day – Metallica: piano chords

Hero Of The Day by Metallica uses 9 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Asus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus2), [Asus2/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus2), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [F#m/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [F#m/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [F#m/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Chorus 1: Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E
- Verse 1: Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E
- Chorus 2: Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E
- Verse 2: Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E
- Chorus 3: F#m
- Solo 1: Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E
- Verse 3: Asus2 Asus2/B C#m Dsus2 E
- Chorus 4: F#m
- Chorus 5: F#m/G# F#m/A F#m/B F#m F#m/G# F#m/A F#m/B F#m F#m/G# F#m/A F#m/B F#m F#m/G# F#m/A F#m/B F#m F#m/G# F#m/A F#m/B F#m F#m/G# F#m/A F#m/B

## Questions

### Which chords does Hero Of The Day by Metallica use?

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

### What key is Hero Of The Day by Metallica in?

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

### How hard is Hero Of The Day 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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