# Magic – The Cars: piano chords

Magic by The Cars uses 4 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: A D E A D E A D E A D E A D E A D E A D E A D E A D E A D E F#m D E F#m D E
- Chorus 1: A D E A D E A D E A D E F#m A D E A D E A D E A D E A D E A D E A D E A D E A D E F#m D E F#m D E
- Chorus 2: A D E A D E A D E A D E F#m E
- Instrumental 1: F#m D E
- Chorus 3: A D E A D E A D E A D E A D E A E A D E A E

## Questions

### Which chords does Magic by The Cars use?

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

### What key is Magic by The Cars in?

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

### How hard is Magic to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (4), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+F%23m+D+E+F%23m+D+E+%3Cchorus_1%3E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+F%23m+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+F%23m+D+E+F%23m+D+E+%3Cchorus_2%3E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+F%23m+E+%3Cinstrumental_1%3E+F%23m+D+E+%3Cchorus_3%3E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+D+E+A+E+A+D+E+A+E&seq=inOrder&title=The+Cars+-+Magic)

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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.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/the-cars/magic