AKB48

RIVER – AKB48: piano chords

RIVER by AKB48 uses 20 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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E minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C#m7 E B A D7 A7 F#m7 G#7 Bsus4 Cmaj7 D G G/F# Em Em7 E7 E/D# C#m E/G# A/Bb

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C#m7 E B C#m7 A D7 C#m7 E B A7 F#m7 G#7 C#m7 E B C#m7 A D7 C#m7 E B A7 F#m7 G#7

Verse 1

A B C#m7 E B A B C#m7 E B A B C#m7 A F#m7 Bsus4 B

Chorus 1

Cmaj7 D G G/F# Em Em7 Cmaj7 Bsus4 B Em7 E7 Cmaj7 D G G/F# Em Em7 Cmaj7 D Cmaj7 D F#m7 G#7 C#m7 E B C#m7 A D7 C#m7 E B A7 F#m7 G#7

Verse 2

A B C#m7 E B A B C#m7 E B A B C#m7 A F#m7 Bsus4 B

Chorus 2

Cmaj7 D G G/F# Em Em7 Cmaj7 Bsus4 B Em7 E7 Cmaj7 D G G/F# Em Em7 Cmaj7 D Cmaj7

Bridge 1

D A7 B E E/D# C#m C#m7 A7 G#7 F#m7 E/G# A A/Bb B

Chorus 3

Cmaj7 D G G/F# Em Em7 Cmaj7 Bsus4 B Em7 E7 Cmaj7 D G G/F# Em Em7 Cmaj7 D Cmaj7

Chorus 4

D G G/F# Em Em7 Cmaj7 Bsus4 B Em Em7 E7 Cmaj7 D G G/F# Em Em7 Cmaj7 D Cmaj7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

E

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

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

A

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

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

D

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

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Questions

Which chords does RIVER by AKB48 use?

Different chords: 20. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is RIVER by AKB48 in?

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

How hard is RIVER to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (20), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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