# Panic – The Smiths: piano chords

Panic by The Smiths uses 8 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C C/B D Bb F
- Verse 1: G Em G Em C C/B D Bb F G Em G Em C C/B D Bb F G Em G Em C C/B D Bb F G Em G Em C C/B D Bb F
- Interlude 1: Em Bm D Em Bm D
- Verse 2: G Em G Em C C/B D G Em G Em C C/B D Bb F G Em G Em
- Chorus 1: C C/B D C C/B D C C/B D Bb F G Em G Em C C/B D Bb F G Em G Em C C/B D Bb F
- Outro 1: G Em G Em C C/B D Bb F G Em

## Questions

### Which chords does Panic by The Smiths use?

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

### What key is Panic by The Smiths in?

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

### How hard is Panic 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.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/the-smiths/panic