Dire Straits

Down to the Waterline – Dire Straits: piano chords

Down to the Waterline by Dire Straits uses 11 chords in B minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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B minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

G Bm F#m A E7 E C#m C D F# Bm9

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G Bm G Bm

Verse 1

F#m A E7 Bm F#m A E7 Bm F#m A E Bm

Verse 2

F#m A E7 Bm F#m A E7 Bm F#m A E Bm

Instrumental 1

G Bm G A Bm

Verse 3

F#m A E7 Bm F#m A E7 Bm F#m A E Bm

Instrumental 2

G Bm G A

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Solo 1

E C#m C G C D A F# G A

Verse 4

Bm F#m A E7 Bm F#m A E7 Bm F#m A E Bm

Outro 1

G Bm G A Bm G Bm G A Bm9

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G

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

Bm

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

F#m

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

A

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

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

E

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

C#m

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

C

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

D

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

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

Questions

Which chords does Down to the Waterline by Dire Straits use?

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

What key is Down to the Waterline by Dire Straits in?

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

How hard is Down to the Waterline 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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