# 20th Century Boy – T. Rex: piano chords

20th Century Boy by T. Rex uses 5 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: E
- Verse 1: A E A E A B E
- Verse 2: A E A E A B E
- Chorus 1: D E G E D E G E D E G E D E G E
- Verse 3: A E A E A B E
- Chorus 2: D E G E D E G E D E G E D E G E

## Questions

### Which chords does 20th Century Boy by T. Rex use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is 20th Century Boy by T. Rex in?

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

### How hard is 20th Century Boy to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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