Antônio Carlos Jobim

Wave – Antônio Carlos Jobim: piano chords

Wave by Antônio Carlos Jobim uses 21 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Dm7 G13 Dmaj9 Bbdim7 Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Gm6 F#7 B7 Bm7 E7 Bb7 A7 G7 Gm7 C7 Am6 Ab6 Aaugmaj7 Dmaj7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Dm7 G13

Verse 1

Dmaj9 Bbdim7 Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Gm6 F#7 B7 Bm7 E7 Bb7 A7 Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

Verse 2

Dmaj9 Bbdim7 Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Gm6 F#7 B7 Bm7 E7 Bb7 A7 Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

Bridge 1

Gm7 C7 Am7 Am6 Ab6 Bb7 Gm7 Aaugmaj7

Verse 3

Dmaj9 Bbdim7 Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Gm6 F#7 B7 Bm7 E7 Bb7 A7 Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

Instrumental 1

Dmaj7 Bbdim7 Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Gm6 F#7 B7 Bm7 E7 Bb7 A7 Dm7 G7 Dm7 G13

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Bridge 2

Gm7 C7 Am7 Am6 Ab6 Bb7 Gm7 Aaugmaj7

Verse 4

Dmaj9 Bbdim7 Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Gm6 F#7 B7 Bm7 E7 Bb7 A7 Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

Outro 1

Dm7 G13

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

A#dim7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
A♯C♯EG
Practice A#dim7

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

Gmaj7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
GBDF♯
Practice Gmaj7

Gm6

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GA♯DE
Practice Gm6

F#7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯A♯C♯E
Practice F#7

B7

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

A#7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯DFG♯
Practice A#7

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

Questions

Which chords does Wave by Antônio Carlos Jobim use?

Different chords: 21. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Wave by Antônio Carlos Jobim in?

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

How hard is Wave to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (21), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.