# By The Sword – Slash: piano chords

By The Sword by Slash uses 5 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Am D Fmaj7 Am F G Am D Fmaj7 Am F G D
- Chorus 1: F Am G D F Am G
- Chorus 2: F Am G D F Am G
- Chorus 3: F Am G D F Am G

## Questions

### Which chords does By The Sword by Slash use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is By The Sword by Slash in?

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

### How hard is By The Sword to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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