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I've Been Waiting For You – ABBA: piano chords

I've Been Waiting For You by ABBA uses 16 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A/E

Verse 1

A E/G# F#m C#m/E D A/C# Bsus4 B7 Bm7 E/B

Verse 2

A E/G# F#m C#m/E D A/C# Bsus4 B7 Bm7 E

Chorus 1

A D A D A D A D Bm F#/A# D/A E/G# D E7 A

Interlude 1

Bsus4 B7 Bm7 E

Verse 3

A E/G# F#m C#m/E D A/C# Bsus4 B7 Bm7 E

Chorus 2

A D A D A D A D Bm F#/A# D/A E/G# D E7 A D E7 A

Outro 1

D A D A D A D A D A D A D A D

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Bsus4

B — bass noteBE — chord toneEF♯ — chord toneF♯
BEF♯
Practice Bsus4

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

Questions

Which chords does I've Been Waiting For You by ABBA use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I've Been Waiting For You by ABBA in?

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

How hard is I've Been Waiting For You to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (16), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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