# Smells Like Nirvana – "Weird Al" Yankovic: piano chords

Smells Like Nirvana by "Weird Al" Yankovic uses 6 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: E A G C
- Verse 1: E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E
- Chorus 1: A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E B C Bb A E B C Bb A
- Verse 2: E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E
- Chorus 2: A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E B C Bb A E B C Bb A
- Interlude 1: E A G C
- Verse 3: E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E
- Chorus 3: A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E A G C E

## Questions

### Which chords does Smells Like Nirvana by "Weird Al" Yankovic use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Smells Like Nirvana by "Weird Al" Yankovic in?

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

### How hard is Smells Like Nirvana to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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