# Wave – Antônio Carlos Jobim: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [G13](https://pianokitty.com/c/G13), [Dmaj9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj9), [Bbdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpdim7), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Gmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj7), [Gm6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm6), [F#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp7), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Bb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Am6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am6), [Ab6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp6), [Aaugmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Aaugmaj7), [Dmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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
- 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

## 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.

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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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