# Cherub Rock – The Smashing Pumpkins: piano chords

Cherub Rock by The Smashing Pumpkins uses 6 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

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

## Chord sheet

- Chorus 1: D A C G D A C G D A C D A E D A E D A C G
- Bridge 1: E D A C G/D E D A C G/D E D A C G/D E D A C G/D D A E D A E D A E D A C G D A C G D A C G D A C G D A C G
- Chorus 3: D A C G D A C G D A C

## Questions

### Which chords does Cherub Rock by The Smashing Pumpkins use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Cherub Rock by The Smashing Pumpkins in?

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

### How hard is Cherub Rock to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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