# Once in a Lifetime – Talking Heads: piano chords

Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads uses 8 chords in F# minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: F#m A F#m A
- Verse 1: F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m A
- Chorus 1: D F# G A D F# G A D F# G A D F# G
- Verse 2: A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m A
- Chorus 2: D F# G A D F# G A D F# G A D F# G D/F# D/A
- Verse 3: D/F# D/A D/F# D/A D/F# D/A D/F# D/A D/F# D/A D/F# D/A D/F# D/A D/F# D/A D/F# D/A D/F# D/A D/F# D/A
- Chorus 3: A D F# G A D F# G A D F# G A D F# G
- Verse 4: A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m A
- Chorus 4: D F# G A D F# G A D F# G A D F# G A D F# G A D F# G A D F# G A D F# G
- Outro 1: D C G D C G D C G D C G D C G D C G D C G D C G D C G D

## Questions

### Which chords does Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads in?

The chords fit F# minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Once in a Lifetime to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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