# So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star – The Byrds: piano chords

So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star by The Byrds uses 4 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

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

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G A G A
- Verse 1: G A G A G A G A G A G A G A G A D E A D G A G A G A G A G A G A G A G A D E A D G A G A G A G A G A G A G A G A
- Outro 1: D E A D

## Questions

### Which chords does So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star by The Byrds use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star by The Byrds in?

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

### How hard is So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (4), 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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