Janet Jackson

Let's Wait Awhile – Janet Jackson: piano chords

Let's Wait Awhile by Janet Jackson uses 28 chords in Db major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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Db major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Gbmaj7 Fm7 Db/Eb Ebm7 Bbm7 Ab Ab/Db Abm9 Dbsus4 Db7 Gb Ebm7/Ab Ebm11 B Gdim Ebm9/Ab Em9/A A/D Gmaj7 Em7 Em7/A Am9 Dsus4 D7 Gmaj9 D6 Em9 D/F#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Gbmaj7 Fm7 Db/Eb Ebm7 Db/Eb Bbm7 Ab

Verse 1

Gbmaj7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Fm7 Db/Eb Ebm7 Db/Eb Bbm7 Ab Gbmaj7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Fm7 Db/Eb Ebm7 Db/Eb Bbm7 Ab

Chorus 1

Ab/Db Gbmaj7 Ab Ab/Db Gbmaj7 Abm9 Dbsus4 Db7 Gb Fm7 Db/Eb Ebm7 Db/Eb Bbm7 Ab

Verse 2

Gbmaj7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Fm7 Db/Eb Ebm7 Db/Eb Bbm7 Ab Gbmaj7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Ab/Db Db/Eb Ebm7 Db/Eb Bbm7 Ab

Chorus 2

Ab/Db Gbmaj7 Ebm7 Ebm7/Ab Ab/Db Gbmaj7 Ebm7 Ebm7/Ab Ab/Db Gbmaj7 Abm9 Dbsus4 Db7 Gb Fm7 Db/Eb Ebm7 Db/Eb Bbm7 Ab

Bridge 1

Ebm11 Fm7 Gb B Bbm7 Ebm7/Ab

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Verse 3

Gbmaj7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Fm7 Ebm7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Gdim Ebm9/Ab Em9/A

Chorus 3

A/D Gmaj7 Em7 Em7/A A/D Gmaj7 Em7 Em7/A A/D Gmaj7 Am9 Dsus4 D7 Gmaj9 D6 Em9 Em7/A

Chorus 4

A/D Gmaj7 Em7 Em7/A A/D Gmaj7 Em7 Em7/A A/D Gmaj7 Am9 Dsus4 D7 Gmaj9 D/F# Em9 Em7/A A/D Gmaj7 Em7 Em7/A A/D Gmaj7 Em7 Em7/A A/D Gmaj7 Am9 Dsus4 D7 Gmaj9 D6 Em9 Em7/A

Outro 1

Gbmaj7 Fm7 Db/Eb Ebm7 Db/Eb

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

F#maj7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯F — chord toneF
F♯A♯C♯F
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Fm7

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
FG♯CD♯
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C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
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D#m7

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
D♯F♯A♯C♯
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A#m7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯C♯FG♯
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G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
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Em9

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
EGBDF♯
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A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
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Gmaj7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
GBDF♯
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Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
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Questions

Which chords does Let's Wait Awhile by Janet Jackson use?

Different chords: 28. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Let's Wait Awhile by Janet Jackson in?

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

How hard is Let's Wait Awhile to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (28), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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