# The Perfect Drug – Nine Inch Nails: piano chords

The Perfect Drug by Nine Inch Nails uses 4 chords in F# minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: A F#m E B F#m E B A F#m E B A F#m E B
- Chorus 1: A B F#m B A B F#m E B F#m E B A F#m
- Verse 2: E A F#m E B A F#m E B F#m E B
- Chorus 2: A B F#m E B F#m E B A F#m E B A F#m
- Chorus 3: B A F#m B A F#m B A B A F#m

## Questions

### Which chords does The Perfect Drug by Nine Inch Nails use?

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

### What key is The Perfect Drug by Nine Inch Nails in?

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

### How hard is The Perfect Drug 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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