# Rhinoceros – The Smashing Pumpkins: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## 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

## 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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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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