# Wish – Nine Inch Nails: piano chords

Wish by Nine Inch Nails uses 6 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: D D# D C D D# D
- Verse 2: D# D C D D# D
- Verse 3: D# D C D D# D
- Verse 4: D# D C D D# D
- Chorus 1: F C D D# D C D D# D F C G# A D D# D C D D# D D# D C D D# D
- Verse 5: D# D C D D# D D# D C D D# D D# D C D D# D D# D C D D# D D# D C D D# D
- Chorus 2: F C D D# D C D D# D F C G# A D D# D C D D# D
- Instrumental 1: D C G# F D C G# F D C G# F D C G# F D D# D C D D# D D# D C D D# D D# D C D D# D D# D C D D# D
- Chorus 3: F C D D# D C D D# D F C G# A D D# D C D D# D F C D D# D C D D# D F C G# A D D# D C D D# D
- Outro 1: D C G# F D C G# F D C G# F D C G# F

## Questions

### Which chords does Wish by Nine Inch Nails use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Wish by Nine Inch Nails in?

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

### How hard is Wish to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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