# 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.

## Chords in the song

[C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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 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

## 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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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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