# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2), [D/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Gm/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## 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

## 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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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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