# Cancer – Twenty One Pilots: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [A/A#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Daug](https://pianokitty.com/c/Daug), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Bm/A#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [A/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## 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

## 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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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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