# Sin – Nine Inch Nails: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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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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