# Shock The Monkey – Peter Gabriel: piano chords

Shock The Monkey by Peter Gabriel uses 5 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Dm
- Chorus 1: C Dm
- Chorus 2: C Dm
- Interlude 1: C Dm C Dm C Bb C Dm
- Interlude 2: C Dm C Dm C Bb C Dm F C/E Dm F C/E Dm F C/E Dm

## Questions

### Which chords does Shock The Monkey by Peter Gabriel use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Shock The Monkey by Peter Gabriel in?

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

### How hard is Shock The Monkey to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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