# The Four Horsemen – Metallica: piano chords

The Four Horsemen by Metallica uses 5 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Em C D Em A C D
- Verse 1: Em A Em A Em A C D Em A Em A Em A C D
- Chorus 1: Em D C B Em D C D Em C D
- Verse 2: Em A Em A Em A C D Em A Em A Em A C D
- Chorus 2: Em D C B Em D C D
- Solo 1: Em C D Em C D Em

## Questions

### Which chords does The Four Horsemen by Metallica use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Four Horsemen by Metallica in?

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

### How hard is The Four Horsemen to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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