# Is It Scary – Michael Jackson: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[D#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [B/D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Cdim/D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cdim), [A#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [G#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm7), [F#maj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D#sus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpsus4), [D#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp7), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Emaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj7), [G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [D#m/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## 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

## 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.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+D%23m+B%2FD%23+Cdim%2FD%23+B%2FD%23+%3Cverse_1%3E+D%23m+B%2FD%23+Cdim%2FD%23+B%2FD%23+D%23m+B%2FD%23+Cdim%2FD%23+B%2FD%23+A%237+B+A%237+D%23+C%23+B+D%23+C%23+B+G%23m7+F%23maj7+E+D%23sus4+D%237+%3Cchorus_1%3E+G%23+F%23+Emaj7+G%23+F%23+Emaj7+G%23+F%23+Emaj7+D%23+G%23m+F%23+Emaj7+G%23m+F%23+Emaj7+%3Cverse_2%3E+D%23m+B%2FD%23+Cdim%2FD%23+B%2FD%23+D%23m+B%2FD%23+Cdim%2FD%23+B%2FD%23+A%237+B+A%237+D%23+C%23+B+D%23+C%23+B+G%23m7+F%23maj7+E+D%23sus4+D%237+%3Cchorus_2%3E+G%23+F%23+Emaj7+G%23+F%23+Emaj7+G%23+F%23+Emaj7+G%23+F%23+Emaj7+G%23+F%23+Emaj7+G%23+F%23+Emaj7+G%23+F%23+Emaj7+D%23+%3Cverse_3%3E+Emaj7+G%23m+D%23m%2FF%23+Emaj7+G%23m+D%23m%2FF%23+Emaj7+G%23m+D%23m%2FF%23+F%23+B+G%23+C%23+D%23+E+%3Cchorus_3%3E+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+%3Cchorus_4%3E+Am+G+Fmaj7+E+Am+G+Fmaj7&seq=inOrder&title=Michael+Jackson+-+Is+It+Scary)

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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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