# Live Wire – Mötley Crüe: piano chords

Live Wire by Mötley Crüe uses 7 chords in G minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Ebm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C Gm Cm Gm F Gm Cm G Cm
- Verse 1: Gm Eb F C
- Chorus 1: Gm F Cm Gm F Eb Cm
- Bridge 1: Gm Cm
- Verse 2: Gm C Gm Eb F C G
- Chorus 2: Gm F Cm Gm F Eb Cm
- Bridge 2: G Eb F
- Chorus 3: Gm G Ebm F
- Chorus 4: G Cm F G Cm F
- Chorus 5: Gm F Eb F Gm F Eb F
- Outro 1: Cm Gm C Gm C Gm

## Questions

### Which chords does Live Wire by Mötley Crüe use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Live Wire by Mötley Crüe in?

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

### How hard is Live Wire to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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