# Starfighter Pilot – Snow Patrol: piano chords

Starfighter Pilot by Snow Patrol uses 8 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Ab/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Ab B Bb A Ab B Bb A Ab B Bb A Ab B Bb F
- Chorus 1: G A F G A F G A F G A G F E Ab Ab/B Ab Ab/B
- Verse 2: Ab B Bb A Ab B Bb A Ab B Bb A Ab B Bb A
- Verse 3: Ab B Bb A Ab B Bb A Ab B Bb A Ab B Bb F
- Chorus 2: G A F G A F G A F G A G F E
- Outro 1: Ab E Ab E Ab E Ab E Ab E Ab E

## Questions

### Which chords does Starfighter Pilot by Snow Patrol use?

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

### What key is Starfighter Pilot by Snow Patrol in?

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

### How hard is Starfighter Pilot 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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