# Black Diamond – Stratovarius: piano chords

Black Diamond by Stratovarius uses 7 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: Am F G Am F G Am F Am F G F G E Am F Am F G F G E Am F G Am F G Am Bm F# Bm F# G F# Bm F# Bm F# Bm F# G F# Bm E Am F G Am F G Am Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm

## Questions

### Which chords does Black Diamond by Stratovarius use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Black Diamond by Stratovarius in?

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

### How hard is Black Diamond to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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