# Pictures of Matchstick Men – Status Quo: piano chords

Pictures of Matchstick Men by Status Quo uses 6 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: D F C G D F C G D F C G D F C G D F C G D F C G D
- Chorus 1: G A D G A D G A D F C G D F C G D
- Bridge 1: Bb F C Bb F A D
- Chorus 2: G A D G A D G A D F C G D F C G D F C G D F C G

## Questions

### Which chords does Pictures of Matchstick Men by Status Quo use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Pictures of Matchstick Men by Status Quo in?

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

### How hard is Pictures of Matchstick Men to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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