# The Necromancer – Rush: piano chords

The Necromancer by Rush uses 9 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Esus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus2), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Em Esus2
- Intro 2: Em C G D/F# Esus2 Em C G D/F# Em Esus2 Em C G D/F# Em Esus2 Em C G D/F# Em Esus2 Em C G D/F# Em Esus2 Em C G D/F# Em C G D/F# Em Esus2 Em C G D/F# Em
- Verse 1: Esus2 Em Esus2 C G D/F# Em Esus2 Em Esus2 C G D/F# Em C G D/F# Em C G D/F# Em
- Instrumental 1: Esus2 Em C G D/F# Em
- Instrumental 2: Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7
- Verse 2: Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7
- Instrumental 3: Em Em7 Em Em7 Em Em7 E A E B A B
- Interlude 2: E B A B E B A B E B A B E B A B E B A B
- Instrumental 4: E B A B
- Verse 3: E B A B E B A B E B A B E B A B E B A B E B A B E B A B E B A B
- Outro 1: E B A B

## Questions

### Which chords does The Necromancer by Rush use?

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

### What key is The Necromancer by Rush in?

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

### How hard is The Necromancer 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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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.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/rush/the-necromancer