# Even Better Than The Real Thing – U2: piano chords

Even Better Than The Real Thing by U2 uses 7 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Gadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gadd9), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: A Dsus4 D/A A D Dsus4 D A Gadd9 Bm7 D Dsus4 D A G D A G D A G D A G D A Dsus4 D/A A D Dsus4 D A Gadd9 Bm7 D Dsus4 D A G D A G D A G D A G D A D G D G A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A

## Questions

### Which chords does Even Better Than The Real Thing by U2 use?

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

### What key is Even Better Than The Real Thing by U2 in?

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

### How hard is Even Better Than The Real Thing 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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