# 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.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Bm9](https://pianokitty.com/c/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
- 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

## 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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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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