Interstellar (Main Theme) — Hans Zimmer: piano chords
The full chord chart for Interstellar (Main Theme) by Hans Zimmer, bar by bar in the original key — and a free player that runs the chords in time with the record while you play.
The chords in Interstellar (Main Theme)
Interstellar (Main Theme) by Hans Zimmer sits in A minor at a mid-tempo 100 BPM and moves through 10 chords. The changes come often enough to keep your hands honest — a solid workout once you know your basic triads.
Full chord chart, bar by bar
| Opening: E | A | Am | C | ||
| Theme: Am | G | C | Em | ||
| Answer: Am | C | Em | A | Dm | E |
| Rise: Am | A | Em | C | F | |
| Climax: Em | A | Am | B | F | G |
| Descent: Em | Am | G | Bb | C | E |
| Coda: G | Am | Em | F | C | E |
Each cell is one bar. The free player scrolls this chart in sync with the recording and listens to your playing as you go.
Song structure
- 0:02Opening
- 0:49Theme
- 1:23Answer
- 1:48Rise
- 2:06Climax
- 3:24Descent
- 3:56Coda
Learn the chords first
If any of these shapes are new, the free chord trainer teaches every chord in A minor — from plain triads to inversions — with real-song exercises. Then come back and play the record.
Quick answers
Is Interstellar (Main Theme) by Hans Zimmer hard to play on piano?
Interstellar (Main Theme) is an intermediate piece: the changes come often enough to keep your hands busy, so it suits a player who already knows their basic triads. It runs at 100 BPM.
What key is Interstellar (Main Theme) by Hans Zimmer in?
Interstellar (Main Theme) is in A minor, at around 100 BPM.
What are the chords in Interstellar (Main Theme) by Hans Zimmer?
The main chords are Am, G, E, F, Em, C, A, Dm and more — see the full bar-by-bar chart on this page.