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Yellow River – Christie: piano chords

Yellow River by Christie uses 11 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E G#m C#m F#m B7 A D Bm Em A7 G

Chord sheet

E G#m C#m G#m C#m F#m B7 E G#m C#m G#m C#m F#m B7 E G#m B7 E G#m B7 C#m B7 F#m B7 C#m A B7 E G#m C#m G#m C#m F#m B7 E G#m C#m G#m C#m F#m B7 E G#m B7 E G#m B7 C#m B7 F#m B7 C#m A B7 E G#m B7 E G#m B7 E D G#m F#m C#m Bm F#m Em B7 A7 A G

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

B7

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

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

D

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Em

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

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

Questions

Which chords does Yellow River by Christie use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Yellow River by Christie in?

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

How hard is Yellow River to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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