# Kool Thing – Sonic Youth: piano chords

Kool Thing by Sonic Youth uses 4 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2), [Asus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus2), [Cadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cadd9), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 D Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 Cadd9

## Questions

### Which chords does Kool Thing by Sonic Youth use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Kool Thing by Sonic Youth in?

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

### How hard is Kool Thing to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (4), 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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