# The Widow – The Mars Volta: piano chords

The Widow by The Mars Volta uses 8 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Am/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Am Am/B Am/C Am/B E Am Am/C Am/B E
- Bridge 1: Am Am/B Am/C Am/D A7
- Chorus 1: Dm Am E E7 Am
- Verse 2: Am/B Am/C Am/D Am/C E Am Am/B Am/C E
- Bridge 2: Am Am/B Am/C Am/D A7
- Chorus 2: Dm Am E E7 Am
- Bridge 3: E Am E Am E Am Am/B Am/C Am/D A7
- Chorus 3: Dm Am E E7 Am Dm Am E E7 Am

## Questions

### Which chords does The Widow by The Mars Volta use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Widow by The Mars Volta in?

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

### How hard is The Widow to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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