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Hammer To Fall – Queen: piano chords

Hammer To Fall by Queen uses 9 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A D/A E/A E F#m G#m D G Asus4

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A D/A A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A

Verse 1

D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A D/A A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A D/A

Chorus 1

A E/A D/A A D/A A D/A A E/A D/A A D/A A D/A A

Verse 2

D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A D/A A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A D/A

Chorus 2

A E/A D/A A D/A A D/A A E/A D/A A D/A A D/A A

Bridge 1

E F#m G#m A D A G D G D E F#m G#m A D E G#m A E

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Instrumental 1

A E/A D/A A D/A A D/A A E/A D/A A D/A A D/A A Asus4 A A Asus4 A Asus4 A D

Verse 3

A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A D/A A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A D/A

Chorus 3

A E/A D/A A D/A A D/A A E/A D/A A D/A A D/A A

Outro 1

D/A A D/A E/A A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A D/A A D/A A D/A A D/A A A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A D/A A D/A A A

Chords on the piano

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Asus4

A — bass noteAD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
ADE
Practice Asus4

Questions

Which chords does Hammer To Fall by Queen use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Hammer To Fall by Queen in?

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

How hard is Hammer To Fall to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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