# The Fly – U2: piano chords

The Fly by U2 uses 7 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: E A D E A D E C#m E A C#m E A C#m E A E A D E C#m E A C#m E A C#m E A E Em E Em Bm B Bm B Em E Em E Em E A D E C#m A E B C#m E A C#m E A C#m E A C#m E A E Em E Em E Em E Em E Em E

## Questions

### Which chords does The Fly by U2 use?

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

### What key is The Fly by U2 in?

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

### How hard is The Fly 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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