# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Gbmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj7), [Fm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm7), [Db/Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Ebm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm7), [Bbm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm7), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Ab/Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Abm9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm9), [Dbsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpsus4), [Db7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharp7), [Gb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Ebm7/Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm7), [Ebm11](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm11), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Gdim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gdim), [Ebm9/Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm9), [Em9/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em9), [A/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Gmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj7), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Em7/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Am9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am9), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Gmaj9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj9), [D6](https://pianokitty.com/c/D6), [Em9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em9), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## 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
- 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

## 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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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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