The Sugarhill Gang

Rapper's Delight – The Sugarhill Gang: piano chords

Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang uses 5 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E A Em Esus4 A13

Chord sheet

Verse 1

E A E A Em Esus4 A A13 Em Esus4 A A13 E A E A Em Esus4 A A13 Em Esus4 A A13 E A E A Em Esus4 A A13 Em Esus4 A A13 E A E A Em Esus4 A A13 Em Esus4 A A13 E A E A Em Esus4 A A13 Em Esus4 A A13 E A E A Em Esus4 A A13 Em Esus4 A A13 E A E A Em Esus4 A A13 Em Esus4 A A13

Verse 2

E A E A E Esus4 A A13 Em Esus4 A A13 E A E A Em Esus4 A A13 Em Esus4 A A13 E A E A Em Esus4 A A13 Em Esus4 A A13 E A E A Em Esus4 A A13

Chords on the piano

E

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

A

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

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

A13

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
AC♯EGBDF♯
Practice A13

Questions

Which chords does Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang in?

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

How hard is Rapper's Delight to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.