# Rusty Cage – Soundgarden: piano chords

Rusty Cage by Soundgarden uses 9 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: A A/G A
- Verse 1: A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G A
- Chorus 1: A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/C E G D# D C C/A C A A/G A
- Verse 2: A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G A
- Chorus 2: A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/G A A/C E G D# D C C/A C A A/C D
- Bridge 1: A A/C D G A A/C D A A/C D G A A/C D A A/C D G A A/C D A A/C E G D# D C C/A C A C A D A C A C G C A C A G A C A D A C A C G
- Verse 3: C A C A G A C A D A C A C G C A C A G A C A D A C A C G C A C A G A C A D A C A C G C A C A G A C A D A C A C G
- Chorus 3: C A C A G A C A D A C A C G C A C A G A C A D A C A C G C A C A G A C A D A C A C G C A C A G A/C E G

## Questions

### Which chords does Rusty Cage by Soundgarden use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Rusty Cage by Soundgarden in?

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

### How hard is Rusty Cage to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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