# 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.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [A13](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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.

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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-sugarhill-gang/rappers-delight