# Overkill – Motörhead: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj)

## 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
- 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

## 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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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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