Kate Bush

Wow – Kate Bush: piano chords

Wow by Kate Bush uses 19 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Am9 Fmaj13 G6 Dm C Bm G D Dsus2 Bb Gm Ab Fm C/B Am G/B F D/C Dsus4

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Am9 Fmaj13 Am9 Fmaj13 Am9 Fmaj13 Am9 Fmaj13

Verse 1

Am9 Fmaj13 G6 Dm C Bm Am9 Fmaj13 G D C Bm Dsus2 C Bm Bb Gm Ab Fm Bb Gm Ab Fm

Chorus 1

C C/B Am G D C G/B C C/B Am G D C G/B

Verse 2

Am F G Dm C G/B Am F G D D/C Bm Dsus2 D/C Bm Dsus2 D/C Bm Bb Gm Ab Fm Bb Gm Ab Fm

Chorus 2

C C/B Am G D C G/B C C/B Am G D C G/B

Outro 1

Am F Am F Am G Dsus4 Am G Dsus4 Am G Fm Am

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Am9

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
ACEGB
Practice Am9

Fmaj13

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
FACEGA♯D
Practice Fmaj13

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

G

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

D

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

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

Fm

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
FG♯C
Practice Fm

Am

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

Questions

Which chords does Wow by Kate Bush use?

Different chords: 19. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Wow by Kate Bush in?

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

How hard is Wow to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (19), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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