Christopher Cross

Ride Like the Wind – Christopher Cross: piano chords

Ride Like the Wind by Christopher Cross uses 10 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Am Am7 G F Fmaj7 Em Em7 Bm C D

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Am Am7 G Am Am7 G

Verse 1

Am Am7 G Am Am7 G Am Am7 G Am Am7 G F Fmaj7 Em Em7 F Fmaj7 Em Em7 Am Am7 G Am G Am Am7 G Am Am7 G Am Am7 G Am Am7 G F Fmaj7 Em Em7 F Fmaj7 Em Em7 Am Am7 G Am G

Bridge 1

Am Am7 Bm Am Am7 Bm Am Am7 Bm C D C D Am Am7 G Am Am7 G Am Am7 G Am Am7 G Am Am7 G Am Am7 G Am Am7 G Am Am7 G F Fmaj7 Em Em7 F Fmaj7 Em Em7 Am Am7 G Am G F Fmaj7 Em Em7 F Fmaj7 Em Em7 Am Am7 G Am G

Outro 1

Am Am7 Bm Am Am7 Bm Am Am7 Bm C D C D Am Am7 Bm Am Am7 Bm Am Am7 Bm C D C D Am Am7 Bm Am Am7 Bm Am Am7 Bm C D C D

Chords on the piano

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Am7

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

G

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

Em

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

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Bm

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

C

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

D

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

Questions

Which chords does Ride Like the Wind by Christopher Cross use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Ride Like the Wind by Christopher Cross in?

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

How hard is Ride Like the Wind to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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