# Buddy Holly – Weezer: piano chords

Buddy Holly by Weezer uses 8 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [E6](https://pianokitty.com/c/E6), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: E E6 A B7 E E6 A B7 E E6 A B7 E A E B7
- Verse 2: E E6 A B7 E E6 A B7 E E6 B7 E A E E7
- Chorus 1: A D G C B7
- Verse 3: E E6 A B7 E E6 A B7 E E6 A B7 E A E B7 E E6 A B7 E E6 A B7 E E6 B7 E A E B7
- Chorus 2: A D G C B7
- Verse 4: E E6 A B7 E E6 A B7 E E6 A B7 E A E B7
- Outro 1: E E6 B7 E A E B7 E

## Questions

### Which chords does Buddy Holly by Weezer use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Buddy Holly by Weezer in?

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

### How hard is Buddy Holly to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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