# Bones – The Killers: piano chords

Bones by The Killers uses 12 chords in F# minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: A Bm F#m E D E E7
- Verse 1: C# D B C# F# D Ab C# D B C# F# D Ab C# D C# B A Ab F#m E
- Chorus 1: A Bm F#m E D E E7
- Verse 2: C# D B E F F# D Ab C# D E E7 C# D Bm C# F#m D Ab C# D C# B A Ab F#m E E7
- Chorus 2: A Bm F#m E D E A Bm F#m E D E
- Bridge 1: F#m C# E B A C#m D E E7
- Chorus 3: A Bm F#m E D E A Bm F#m E D E A D E F#m E D E E7 A D E F#m E D E E7 A

## Questions

### Which chords does Bones by The Killers use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Bones by The Killers in?

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

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

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 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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