Michael Jackson

Is It Scary – Michael Jackson: piano chords

Is It Scary by Michael Jackson uses 21 chords in B major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

B major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D#m B/D# Cdim/D# B/D#

Verse 1

D#m B/D# Cdim/D# B/D# D#m B/D# Cdim/D# B/D# A#7 B A#7 D# C# B D# C# B G#m7 F#maj7 E D#sus4 D#7

Chorus 1

G# F# Emaj7 G# F# Emaj7 G# F# Emaj7 D# G#m F# Emaj7 G#m F# Emaj7

Verse 2

D#m B/D# Cdim/D# B/D# D#m B/D# Cdim/D# B/D# A#7 B A#7 D# C# B D# C# B G#m7 F#maj7 E D#sus4 D#7

Chorus 2

G# F# Emaj7 G# F# Emaj7 G# F# Emaj7 G# F# Emaj7 G# F# Emaj7 G# F# Emaj7 G# F# Emaj7 D#

Verse 3

Emaj7 G#m D#m/F# Emaj7 G#m D#m/F# Emaj7 G#m D#m/F# F# B G# C# D# E

Chorus 3

Am G Fmaj7 Am G F Am G Fmaj7 Am G Fmaj7 Am G Fmaj7 Am G Fmaj7 Am G Fmaj7 Am G Fmaj7 Am G Fmaj7 Am G Fmaj7 Am G Fmaj7

Chorus 4

Am G Fmaj7 E Am G Fmaj7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

D#m

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯
D♯F♯A♯
Practice D#m

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

Cdim

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G♭ — chord toneG♭
CD♯F♯
Practice Cdim

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

Emaj7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
EG♯BD♯
Practice Emaj7

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

Questions

Which chords does Is It Scary by Michael Jackson use?

Different chords: 21. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Is It Scary by Michael Jackson in?

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

How hard is Is It Scary to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (21), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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