# The Foundations of Decay – My Chemical Romance: piano chords

The Foundations of Decay by My Chemical Romance uses 14 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Asus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus4), [Am/Gb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Am Am/G Am/F Am/E Dm Esus4 E Am Am/G Am/F Am/E Dm Esus4 E
- Verse 1: Am F G Em F Dm Esus4 E Am F G Em F Dm Esus4 E F G Em Am G F E
- Chorus 1: F G Em Am G F G Em Am G F E Am
- Verse 2: F G Em F Dm Esus4 E Am F G Em F Dm Esus4 E F G Em Am G F E
- Chorus 2: F G Em Am G F G Em Am G F E Bb A Bb A Bb A Bb A Bb A Bb A Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am F
- Chorus 3: G Em Am G F G Em Am G F G Em Am G F G Em Am G F E
- Outro 1: Am Am/G Am/F Am/E F Esus4 E Am Am/G Am/Gb Am/E F Esus4 E Bb A Bb A Bb A

## Questions

### Which chords does The Foundations of Decay by My Chemical Romance use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Foundations of Decay by My Chemical Romance in?

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

### How hard is The Foundations of Decay to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+Am+Am%2FG+Am%2FF+Am%2FE+Dm+Esus4+E+Am+Am%2FG+Am%2FF+Am%2FE+Dm+Esus4+E+%3Cverse_1%3E+Am+F+G+Em+F+Dm+Esus4+E+Am+F+G+Em+F+Dm+Esus4+E+F+G+Em+Am+G+F+E+%3Cchorus_1%3E+F+G+Em+Am+G+F+G+Em+Am+G+F+E+Am+%3Cverse_2%3E+F+G+Em+F+Dm+Esus4+E+Am+F+G+Em+F+Dm+Esus4+E+F+G+Em+Am+G+F+E+%3Cchorus_2%3E+F+G+Em+Am+G+F+G+Em+Am+G+F+E+Bb+A+Bb+A+Bb+A+Bb+A+Bb+A+Bb+A+Am+Asus4+Am+Asus4+Am+Asus4+Am+Asus4+Am+Asus4+Am+Asus4+Am+F+%3Cchorus_3%3E+G+Em+Am+G+F+G+Em+Am+G+F+G+Em+Am+G+F+G+Em+Am+G+F+E+%3Coutro_1%3E+Am+Am%2FG+Am%2FF+Am%2FE+F+Esus4+E+Am+Am%2FG+Am%2FGb+Am%2FE+F+Esus4+E+Bb+A+Bb+A+Bb+A&seq=inOrder&title=My+Chemical+Romance+-+The+Foundations+of+Decay)

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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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