# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## 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

## 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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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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