The B-52's

Rock Lobster – The B-52's: piano chords

Rock Lobster by The B-52's uses 16 chords in C# minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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C# minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C#m A G# E B C F# F D# D C# Bb G F#m F#m7 Esus4

Chord sheet

C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# A G# A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E

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A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# A G# A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# B C C#m F# F E D# D C# C B Bb A G# G C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# C#m E A G# A G# A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# C#m A G# B C C#m F# F E D# D C# C B Bb A G# G C#m A G# C#m A G# F#m A B F#m A B F#m A B F#m A B F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m7 E F#m7 E F#m7 E F#m7 E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E Esus4 E F#m E Esus4 E F#m E Esus4 E F#m E Esus4 E F#m E Esus4 E F#m E Esus4 E F#m E Esus4 E F#m E Esus4 E F#m E Esus4 E F#m E Esus4 E F#m E Esus4 E F#m

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

Questions

Which chords does Rock Lobster by The B-52's use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Rock Lobster by The B-52's in?

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

How hard is Rock Lobster to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (16), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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