# 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.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [D6](https://pianokitty.com/c/D6), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Am7/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Dmmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmopenmaj7close), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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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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