# The Day The World Went Away – Nine Inch Nails: piano chords

The Day The World Went Away by Nine Inch Nails uses 4 chords in F# major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: C# B E F# C# B E F# C# B E F# C# B E F#

## Questions

### Which chords does The Day The World Went Away by Nine Inch Nails use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Day The World Went Away by Nine Inch Nails in?

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

### How hard is The Day The World Went Away to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (4), 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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