# Hot for Teacher – Van Halen: piano chords

Hot for Teacher by Van Halen uses 10 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: F#m Am
- Chorus 1: D G A# A G# G F# F E Am
- Chorus 2: D G A# A G# G F# F E Am F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E
- Chorus 3: F# G G# A Am F# G G# A F# G G# A F# G G# A
- Outro 1: G Am

## Questions

### Which chords does Hot for Teacher by Van Halen use?

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

### What key is Hot for Teacher by Van Halen in?

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

### How hard is Hot for Teacher 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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