# Screaming Suicide – Metallica: piano chords

Screaming Suicide by Metallica uses 9 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

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

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: E F# A E F# B E F# A E F# B C E F# A E F# B E F# A E F# B C F# B A B A F# B A B F# B A B A F# B A F# E F# A B C F# A B C F# A B C
- Verse 1: E F# E F# E F# G A E F# E F# E F# G A E F# E F# E F# G A E F# E F# E F# G A E C D C D C D Eb C D C D C D C D Eb C D
- Chorus 1: E Bb A E Bb A Bb A E Bb A E Bb A B C
- Interlude 1: F# A B C F# A B C
- Verse 2: E F# E F# E F# G A E F# E F# E F# G A E F# E F# E F# G A E F# E F# E F# G A E C D C D C D Eb C D C D C D C D Eb C D
- Chorus 2: E Bb A E Bb A Bb A E Bb A E Bb A B C
- Interlude 2: F# A B C B A B F# A B C B A F# A B C B A B F# A B C B A F# A B C B A B F# A B C B A F# A B C B A B F# A B C B A F# A B C B A B F# A B C B A F# A B C B A B F# A B C B A F# A B C B A B F# A B C B A F# A B C B A B F# A B C B A
- Bridge 1: F# A B C B A B F# A B C B A F# A B C B A B F# A B C B A E F# E F# E F# A B C B A E F# E F# E F# A B C B A E F# E F# E F# A B C B A E F# E F# E F# A B C B A F# C B E
- Interlude 3: F# E F# E F# E F# C B G F# C B E F# C B G F# C B E
- Bridge 2: F# C B G F# C B E F# C B G F# C B E F# G E F# G E F# G E F# G
- Chorus 3: E Bb A E Bb A Bb A E Bb A E Bb A B C
- Interlude 4: F# A B C B A B F# A B C B A F# A B C B A B F# A B F# A B C B A B F# A B C B A F# A B C B A B F# A B C B A
- Bridge 3: F# A B C B A B F# A B C B A F# A B C B A B F# A B C B A
- Outro 1: F# B A B A F# B A B F# B A B A F# B A F# E F#

## Questions

### Which chords does Screaming Suicide by Metallica use?

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

### What key is Screaming Suicide 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 Screaming Suicide 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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