Louis Armstrong

What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong: piano chords

What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong uses 42 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C6 G F G7 C Bb A7 Am Am7 D7 G6 Cmaj7 Gsus4 Gsus2 Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Cadd9 C7 Fm6 D#dim7 C/E G#6 C# C#maj7 C#6 G#sus4 G# G#sus2 D#m D#mmaj7 D#m7 D#m6 C#add9 C#7 F# F#m6 A#7 Edim7 C#/F A#9

Chord sheet

C6 G C6 F G7 C Bb A7 Am Am7 D7 G6 C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 Gsus4 G Gsus2 G Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Cmaj7 C6 Cadd9 C7 F Fm6 C A7 Dm7 D#dim7 C/E Dm7 C G#6 C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7 G#sus4 G# G#sus2 G# D#m D#mmaj7 D#m7 D#m6 C#maj7 C#6 C#add9 C#7 F# F#m6 C# A#7 D#m7 Edim7 C#/F D#m7 C# A#9 D#m7 Edim7 C#/F D#m7 C# C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C6

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
CEGA
Practice C6

G

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

C

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

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

C#

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

C#maj7

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
C♯FG♯C
Practice C#maj7

D#m7

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

Questions

Which chords does What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong use?

Different chords: 42. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong in?

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

How hard is What A Wonderful World to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (42), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.