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Overkill – Motörhead: piano chords

Overkill by Motörhead uses 8 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

E minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E

Verse 1

G A G A G A G

Chorus 1

C D C E C D C E F#m B A B F#m D

Instrumental 1

E

Verse 2

G A G A G A G

Chorus 2

C D C E C D C E F#m B A B F#m D A E

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Verse 3

G A G A G A G

Chorus 3

C D C E C D C E F#m B A B F#m D

Instrumental 2

E D C B C B C D E

Instrumental 3

D C B C B C D E F# G A G A G A G E D C B C B C D E

Outro 1

D C B C B C D E

Chords on the piano

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

G

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

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

B

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

F#

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

Questions

Which chords does Overkill by Motörhead use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Overkill by Motörhead in?

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

How hard is Overkill to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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