# Down In It – Nine Inch Nails: piano chords

Down In It by Nine Inch Nails uses 8 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [Eadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Eadd9), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G# E Esus4 Eadd9 E7 E Esus4 Eadd9 E7
- Verse 1: E F E F D F
- Chorus 1: E F E D A E F E D A
- Verse 2: G#
- Chorus 2: E F E D A E F E D A
- Instrumental 1: E
- Chorus 3: F E D A E F E D A E F E D A
- Interlude 1: E F E D A E F E D A
- Chorus 4: E F E D A
- Outro 1: E

## Questions

### Which chords does Down In It by Nine Inch Nails use?

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

### What key is Down In It by Nine Inch Nails in?

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

### How hard is Down In It 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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