# Monkey Business – Skid Row: piano chords

Monkey Business by Skid Row uses 6 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G C F
- Verse 1: G C F G C F
- Interlude 1: G C F
- Verse 2: G C F G C F G C F D C# C Bb C G
- Interlude 2: C F
- Verse 3: G C F G C F G C F D C# C Bb C G
- Chorus 1: C F G C F G
- Solo 1: C F G C F G C F D C# C Bb C G
- Chorus 2: C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G F

## Questions

### Which chords does Monkey Business by Skid Row use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Monkey Business by Skid Row in?

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

### How hard is Monkey Business to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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