# Brass in Pocket – Pretenders: piano chords

Brass in Pocket by Pretenders uses 12 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Asus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus4), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Asus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus2), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [F#sus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpsus4), [Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E11](https://pianokitty.com/c/E11), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Gmaj9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj9), [D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Asus4 A
- Verse 1: Asus2 Asus4 A Asus2 Asus4 A F#m F#sus4 Dsus2 D E11 A Asus2 Asus4 A Asus2 Asus4 A F#m F#sus4 Dsus2 D E11 Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E
- Chorus 1: A Asus2 Gmaj9 Dsus2 D Dsus2 D E11
- Verse 2: A Asus2 Asus4 A Asus2 Asus4 A F#m F#sus4 Dsus2 D E11 Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E
- Chorus 2: A Asus2 Gmaj9 Dsus2 D Dsus2 D E11 A Asus2 Gmaj9 Dsus2 D Dsus2 D E11 A Asus2 Asus4 A Asus2 D/A A

## Questions

### Which chords does Brass in Pocket by Pretenders use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Brass in Pocket by Pretenders in?

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

### How hard is Brass in Pocket to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 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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