Billy Joel

The River of Dreams – Billy Joel: piano chords

The River of Dreams by Billy Joel uses 13 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

G Cmaj7 D6 G7 C D Am7/G Em Bm7 Bm A Dmmaj7 D7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G Cmaj7 D6 G G7 C Cmaj7 D

Verse 1

G G7 C Cmaj7 D G Am7/G G G7 C Cmaj7 D Em D6 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm A D D6 Dmmaj7

Chorus 1

D7 G G7 C Cmaj7 D C G Am7/G G G7 C Cmaj7 D Em D6 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm A D D6 Dmmaj7

Chorus 2

D7 G G7 C D G Am7/G G Am7/G G G7 C Cmaj7 D G C D G C D Em D6 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm A D D6 Dmmaj7

Chorus 3

D7 G G7 C D D7 G Am7/G G Am7/G G G7 C Cmaj7 D G

Outro 1

C D

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G

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

Cmaj7

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

D6

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAB — chord toneB
DF♯AB
Practice D6

G7

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

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

D

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

Am7

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

Em

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

Bm7

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

D7

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

Questions

Which chords does The River of Dreams by Billy Joel use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is The River of Dreams by Billy Joel in?

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

How hard is The River of Dreams to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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