# RIVER – AKB48: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [G#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp7), [Bsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bsus4), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [E/D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [E/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## 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

## 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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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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