The Smashing Pumpkins

Rhinoceros – The Smashing Pumpkins: piano chords

Rhinoceros by The Smashing Pumpkins uses 6 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: easy

Chords in the song

E D Dsus2 C G A

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E D E D E D E Dsus2 C G D Dsus2 C G D Dsus2 C G D C G D Dsus2 E D E D C G D Dsus2 C G D Dsus2 C G D Dsus2 C G D Dsus2

Solo 1

A G A G A G C D G A G A G A G D G C A G A G C D G A G A G A G C D G E D E D C G D Dsus2 C G D Dsus2 C G D Dsus2 C G D Dsus2 C G D Dsus2 C G D Dsus2 C G D Dsus2

Outro 1

D Dsus2 C G D Dsus2

Chords on the piano

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Dsus2

D — bass noteDE — chord toneEA — chord toneA
DEA
Practice Dsus2

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Questions

Which chords does Rhinoceros by The Smashing Pumpkins use?

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

What key is Rhinoceros by The Smashing Pumpkins in?

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

How hard is Rhinoceros 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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