Foreigner

Waiting for a Girl like You – Foreigner: piano chords

Waiting for a Girl like You by Foreigner uses 10 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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D minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Am G Em D E Fmaj7 Dm Bb Gm E7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Am G Am G Am G Am G

Verse 1

Am G Am G Am G Am G Em D Em D Em D Em D E Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G

Chorus 1

Dm Bb Dm Bb Gm Dm Bb Dm Bb Gm

Verse 2

Am G Am G Am G Am G Em D Em D E7 Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G

Chorus 2

Dm Bb Dm Bb Gm Dm Bb Dm Bb Gm

Chords on the piano

Am

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

G

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

Em

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

D

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

E

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

Fmaj7

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

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

E7

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

Questions

Which chords does Waiting for a Girl like You by Foreigner use?

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

What key is Waiting for a Girl like You by Foreigner in?

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

How hard is Waiting for a Girl like You 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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