# Rockaway Beach – Ramones: piano chords

Rockaway Beach by Ramones uses 8 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C# D
- Verse 1: A D E A D E
- Chorus 1: A D A E A D A E G D F C F# A F# D E D A

## Questions

### Which chords does Rockaway Beach by Ramones use?

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

### What key is Rockaway Beach by Ramones in?

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

### How hard is Rockaway Beach 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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