# Killing In The Name – Rage Against The Machine: piano chords

Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine uses 10 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [A/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: D Eb D C A/C# D C A/C# D C A/C# D C A/C# D C A/C# D C A/C# D C A/C# D C A/C# D E/B D Bb D A D E/B D Bb D A D A C A/C# D A C A/C# D A C A/C# D A C A/C# D A C A/C# D A C A/C# D A C A/C# D A C A/C# D C A/C# D C A/C# D C A/C# D C A/C# D C A/C# D C A/C# D C A/C# D C A/C# D E/B D Bb D A D E/B D Bb D A D A C A/C# D A C A/C# D A C A/C# D A C A/C# D A C A/C# D A C A/C# D A C A/C# D A C A/C# D A C A/C# D E F G A Bb C D A C A/C# D Eb

## Questions

### Which chords does Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine in?

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

### How hard is Killing In The Name to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 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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