# (Don't Go Back To) Rockville – R.E.M.: piano chords

(Don't Go Back To) Rockville by R.E.M. uses 8 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Asus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus4), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: E A Asus4 A Asus4 A E A Asus4 A Asus4 A B A G#m C#m Bm A Asus4 A Asus4 A E A Asus4 A Asus4 A E A Asus4 A Asus4 A B A G#m C#m Bm A Asus4 A Asus4 A
- Chorus 1: E F#m B E F#m B E F#m B A
- Verse 2: E A Asus4 A Asus4 A E A Asus4 A Asus4 A B A G#m C#m Bm A Asus4 A Asus4 A
- Chorus 2: E F#m B E F#m B E F#m B A
- Bridge 1: E A B A B E A B A B F#m C#m F#m C#m A B A G#m C#m Bm A Asus4 A Asus4 A
- Chorus 3: E F#m B E F#m B E F#m B A E F#m B E F#m B E F#m B A

## Questions

### Which chords does (Don't Go Back To) Rockville by R.E.M. use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is (Don't Go Back To) Rockville by R.E.M. in?

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

### How hard is (Don't Go Back To) Rockville to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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