# Scream – Michael Jackson: piano chords

Scream by Michael Jackson uses 10 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am7/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Cmaj9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj9), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [Em7/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: G C G C G C Am7/D G C G C G C Am7/D G C G C G C Am7/D G C G C G C Am7/D E Am7 D E Am7 D Cmaj9 Bm7
- Chorus 1: Am7 Am7/D G C G C G C Am7/D G C G C G C Am7/D
- Verse 2: G C G C G C Am7/D G C G C G C Am7/D E Am7 D E Am7 D Cmaj9 Bm7 Am7 Am7/D
- Bridge 1: G C G C G C Am7/D G C G C G C Am7/D Em7/A
- Instrumental 1: Em7 Am7 Em7 Am7 Em7 Am7 Am7/D
- Verse 3: E Am7 D E Am7 D Cmaj9 Bm7 Am7 Am7/D Em7 Am7 Em7 Am7 Em7 Am7 Am7/D
- Outro 1: Em7 Am7 Em7 Am7 Em7 Am7 Am7/D

## Questions

### Which chords does Scream by Michael Jackson use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Scream by Michael Jackson in?

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

### How hard is Scream to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 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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