# Substitute – The Who: piano chords

Substitute by The Who uses 7 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A6](https://pianokitty.com/c/A6)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 2: D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D
- Verse 1: G D G D
- Bridge 2: Em A A6 A
- Chorus 2: D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D
- Verse 2: G D G D
- Bridge 4: Em A A6 A
- Chorus 3: D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D
- Solo 2: G D G D
- Bridge 5: Em A A6 A
- Interlude 2: D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D
- Verse 3: G D G D
- Bridge 6: Em A A6 A
- Chorus 4: D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D
- Chorus 5: A/D G/D D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D A/D G/D D

## Questions

### Which chords does Substitute by The Who use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Substitute by The Who in?

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

### How hard is Substitute to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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