# Teen Age Riot – Sonic Youth: piano chords

Teen Age Riot by Sonic Youth uses 3 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

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

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: G D Am G D Am
- Chorus 1: G D G D G
- Verse 2: D Am G D Am
- Verse 3: G D Am G D Am
- Chorus 2: G D G D G
- Verse 4: D Am G D Am
- Verse 5: G D Am G D Am
- Chorus 3: G D G D G
- Verse 6: D Am G D Am G D Am
- Outro 1: G D G D G

## Questions

### Which chords does Teen Age Riot by Sonic Youth use?

Different chords: 3. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Teen Age Riot by Sonic Youth in?

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

### How hard is Teen Age Riot to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (3), 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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