# 99 – TOTO: piano chords

99 by TOTO uses 31 chords in F# major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [F#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp7), [G#m7/D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm7), [D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [G#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm7), [F#/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [G#m7/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm7), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [E/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [G#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp7), [Bbm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm7), [Ab/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Bbm7/Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm7), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Bm7/Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [Gb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Bbm/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Gb/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Db/Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Ebm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm7), [Bb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G#m F#7 G#m7/D# D# G#
- Verse 1: G#m7 F#/G# G#m7 F#/G# G#m7/F# F# G#m7/F# F# E G#m7/D# D# G# G#m7 F#/G# G#m7 F#/G# G#m7/F# F# G#m7/F# F# E G#m7/D# D# G# F#m B
- Chorus 1: E/G# B/F# F# C#m7 D# G#7 F#m B E/G# B/F# F# C#m7 D# G# G#m7 F#/G# G#m7 F#/G# G#m7/F# F# G#m7/F# F# E G#m7/D# D# G#
- Instrumental 1: G#m7 F#/G# G#m7 F#/G# G#m7/F# F# G#m7/F# F# E G#m7/D# D# G# Bbm7 Ab/Bb Bbm7 Ab/Bb Bbm7/Ab Ab Bm7/Ab Ab Gb Bbm/F F Bb Cm Db
- Chorus 2: Gb/Bb Db/Ab Ab Ebm7 F Bb7 Cm Db Gb/Bb Db/Ab Ab Ebm7 F Bb Bbm7 Ab/Bb Bbm7 Ab/Bb Bbm7/Ab Ab Bbm7/Ab Ab Gb Bbm/F F Bb
- Outro 1: Bbm7 Ab/Bb Bbm7 Ab/Bb Bbm7/Ab Ab Bbm7/Ab Ab Gb Bbm/F F Bb

## Questions

### Which chords does 99 by TOTO use?

Different chords: 31. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is 99 by TOTO in?

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

### How hard is 99 to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (31), 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/toto/99