# Because of You – Nickelback: piano chords

Because of You by Nickelback uses 9 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: Am C Am C Am C Am C Am C F Dm G C F Dm G G# Am C Am C Am C Am C Am C Am C Am C Am C Am C Am C Am C F Dm G C F Dm G G# Am C Am C Am C Am C Am C Am C A B C G G# A B C D A B C A G A B C D Am C Am C Am C Am C Am C F Dm G C F Dm G G# Am C Am C Am C Am C Am C Am C

## Questions

### Which chords does Because of You by Nickelback use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Because of You by Nickelback in?

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

### How hard is Because of You to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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