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The Needle and The Damage Done – Neil Young: piano chords

The Needle and The Damage Done by Neil Young uses 8 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Dsus2 D/C G/B Gm/Bb C Esus4 E F

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Dsus2 D/C G/B Gm/Bb C Esus4 E

Verse 1

Dsus2 D/C G/B Gm/Bb C F Esus4 E Dsus2 D/C G/B Gm/Bb C F Esus4 E

Interlude 1

Dsus2 D/C G/B Gm/Bb C Esus4 E

Verse 2

Dsus2 D/C G/B Gm/Bb C F Esus4 E

Verse 3

Dsus2 D/C G/B Gm/Bb C F Esus4 E

Chords on the piano

Dsus2

D — bass noteDE — chord toneEA — chord toneA
DEA
Practice Dsus2

D

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

G

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

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

C

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

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

E

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Questions

Which chords does The Needle and The Damage Done by Neil Young use?

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

What key is The Needle and The Damage Done by Neil Young in?

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

How hard is The Needle and The Damage Done 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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