# Going Underground – The Jam: piano chords

Going Underground by The Jam uses 9 chords in F# major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [D#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chorus 1: B D#m E F# B D#m E F#
- Chorus 2: B D#m E F# B D#m E F# C#m B D#m E F#
- Solo 1: C# F F# G# B D# E F# C#m B D#m E F# C# F F# G#

## Questions

### Which chords does Going Underground by The Jam use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Going Underground by The Jam in?

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

### How hard is Going Underground to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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