# So Hard – Pet Shop Boys: piano chords

So Hard by Pet Shop Boys uses 14 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: E7 Am Dm G E Am Dm G C G Dm F G Cm Eb F Cm Eb F C G Dm F G E7 Am Dm G E Am Dm G C G Dm F G Cm Eb F Cm Eb F C G Dm F G F#m Gm Em A F7 G Dm G Cm Eb F Cm Eb F Cm Eb F Cm Eb F E7 Am Dm G E Am Dm G C G Dm F G C G Dm F G C G Dm F G C G Dm F G C G Dm F G Cm

## Questions

### Which chords does So Hard by Pet Shop Boys use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is So Hard by Pet Shop Boys in?

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

### How hard is So Hard to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (14), 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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