Nine Inch Nails

Sin – Nine Inch Nails: piano chords

Sin by Nine Inch Nails uses 12 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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G major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C Cmaj7 Am D G F Em A Fm F# B Bm

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C Cmaj7 C

Verse 1

Am D G C Am D G F Em F Em G D Am Em C D G Em Am D G Em Am D G C D G Em C D G

Solo 1

Em D Am A C G Am Em

Verse 2

G Fm Em G F G D Am C Em Am D G D C D Em F# G Am B

Solo 2

Em G Am G D Em

Verse 3

C Em C D G D F G C D G C Am D Am Em G C D C D G Em F G Am D Bm G Em Am D C D G Em

Outro 1

C D Em

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

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

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

D

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

G

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

F

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

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Fm

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
FG♯C
Practice Fm

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

Questions

Which chords does Sin by Nine Inch Nails use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Sin by Nine Inch Nails in?

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

How hard is Sin to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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