# Hard Times – Paramore: piano chords

Hard Times by Paramore uses 6 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C Dm F Am C Dm G F/C
- Verse 1: C Dm F Am C Dm G F/C C Dm F Am C Dm G F/C F G Am C
- Chorus 1: Dm Am C F Dm Am C F
- Interlude 1: C Dm F Am C Dm G F/C
- Verse 2: C Dm F Am C Dm G F/C C Dm F Am C Dm G F/C
- Chorus 2: Dm Am C F Dm Am C F
- Bridge 1: C F C F C F C G F
- Chorus 3: Dm Am C F Dm Am C F Dm Am C F Dm Am C F

## Questions

### Which chords does Hard Times by Paramore use?

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

### What key is Hard Times by Paramore in?

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

### How hard is Hard Times 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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