# Smells Like Teen Spirit – Tori Amos: piano chords

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Tori Amos uses 5 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Em C G A Em C G A Em C G A G Em C G A G
- Bridge 1: E C G A E C G A Em C G A Em C G A
- Verse 2: Em C G A Em C G A Em C G A G Em C G G A
- Bridge 2: E C G A E C G A
- Chorus 1: Em C G A Em C G A Em C G A Em C G A
- Instrumental 1: Em C G A Em C G A Em C G A Em C G A
- Chorus 2: Em C G A Em C G A Em C G A Em C G A Em C G A Em C G A Em C G A Em C G A Em C G G A Em

## Questions

### Which chords does Smells Like Teen Spirit by Tori Amos use?

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

### What key is Smells Like Teen Spirit by Tori Amos in?

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

### How hard is Smells Like Teen Spirit to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. 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.

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