# Watching the River Flow – Bob Dylan: piano chords

Watching the River Flow by Bob Dylan uses 8 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: E B E G# B E A E A D A B E A D A E A E A F#m B E A D A E D A D A D A D A E A D E B F#m A7 A E7 A E A E

## Questions

### Which chords does Watching the River Flow by Bob Dylan use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Watching the River Flow by Bob Dylan in?

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

### How hard is Watching the River Flow to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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