# Today – The Smashing Pumpkins: piano chords

Today by The Smashing Pumpkins uses 8 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [D#/A#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: E B A E B C#m A E B A
- Chorus 1: E B A E B A E B A E B C#
- Verse 1: F# A C# F# A C# F# A C# F# A G# D#/A#
- Chorus 2: E B A E B A E B A E B C#
- Verse 2: F# A E B F# A E B F# A E B F# A G# D#/A#
- Chorus 3: E B E A E B E A E B C# A E B C#
- Bridge 1: F# A C# F# A C# F# A C# F# A C#
- Outro 1: E B A E B A E B C# A E B C# A E

## Questions

### Which chords does Today by The Smashing Pumpkins use?

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

### What key is Today by The Smashing Pumpkins in?

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

### How hard is Today 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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