Twenty One Pilots

Cancer – Twenty One Pilots: piano chords

Cancer by Twenty One Pilots uses 10 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D A Bm G Gm A/A# Daug D7 Bm/A# A/G#

Chord sheet

Verse 1

D A Bm G D A Bm G Gm A A/A# Bm G A D

Chorus 1

A Bm G D A Bm Gm

Verse 2

D A Bm G D A Bm Gm G A A/A# Bm G

Chorus 2

D A Bm G D A Bm Gm

Bridge 1

D Daug Bm D7 G A Bm Bm/A# A A/G# G A

Chorus 3

D A Bm G D A Bm Gm D

Chords on the piano

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

A

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

Daug

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯
DF♯A♯
Practice Daug

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

Questions

Which chords does Cancer by Twenty One Pilots use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Cancer by Twenty One Pilots in?

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

How hard is Cancer to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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