João Gilberto

Desafinado – João Gilberto: piano chords

Desafinado by João Gilberto uses 33 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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D minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Fmaj7 Gdim7 Gm7 C9 Adim7 D7 Aaugmaj7 Dmaj9 G7 F#maj7 F#augmaj7 Dm9 E7 Amaj7 Abaugmaj7 G13 F#7 A#dim Bm7 Emaj Am9 Bdim7 A#dim7 Cmaj7 C#dim Dm11 Gaugmaj7 C7 Bbmaj7 Bbm6 Am7 G#dim F6

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Fmaj7

Verse 1

Gdim7 Gm7 C9 Adim7 D7 Gm7 Aaugmaj7 Dmaj9 D7 G7 F#maj7 F#augmaj7 Fmaj7 Gdim7 Gm7 C9 Adim7 D7 Gm7 Aaugmaj7 Dm9 E7 Amaj7 Abaugmaj7 G13 F#7 Amaj7 A#dim Bm7 Emaj E7 Amaj7 Am9 Bdim7 A#dim7 Cmaj7 C#dim Dm11 G13 Gm7 D7 G13 Gaugmaj7 Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Gdim7 Gm7 C9 Adim7 D7 Bbmaj7 Bbm6 Am7 G#dim G7 F#maj7 G7 Gm7 C7 F6 Fmaj7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Fmaj7

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

Gdim7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭E — chord toneE
GA♯C♯E
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Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

C9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
CEGA♯D
Practice C9

Adim7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
ACD♯F♯
Practice Adim7

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

Aaugmaj7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯F — chord toneFG♯ — chord toneG♯
AC♯FG♯
Practice Aaugmaj7

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

Amaj7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
AC♯EG♯
Practice Amaj7

G13

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
GBDFACE
Practice G13

Questions

Which chords does Desafinado by João Gilberto use?

Different chords: 33. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Desafinado by João Gilberto in?

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

How hard is Desafinado to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (33), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.