# Alien Days – MGMT: piano chords

Alien Days by MGMT uses 18 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpdim7), [G#sus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpsus4), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [Emaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Edim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Edim), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D6](https://pianokitty.com/c/D6), [C#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpdim7), [Edim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Edim7), [G#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: E B7 E E7 C F#dim7 G#sus4 C#m C E Emaj7 D Dm A Edim E B7 E B7 E B7 E
- Verse 1: B7 E E7 C F#dim7 G#sus4 C#m C E Emaj7 D Dm A Edim E B7 E B7 E B7 E
- Bridge 1: F G C F G A Dm D6 F G C#dim7
- Instrumental 1: E B7 E B7 A Edim7 G#sus4 G#7 C#m C E B7 E E7 C F#dim7
- Verse 2: F G C F G A Dm D F G C#dim7
- Outro 1: F G C F G A Dm D6 F G C#dim7 F G C#dim7 F G C#dim7 F G C#dim7 F G C#dim7

## Questions

### Which chords does Alien Days by MGMT use?

Different chords: 18. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Alien Days by MGMT in?

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

### How hard is Alien Days to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (18), 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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