Nick Cave

What a Wonderful World – Nick Cave: piano chords

What a Wonderful World by Nick Cave uses 13 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C Em F Dm7 E7 Am Ab Dm7/G G7 Fmaj7 G A7 F7

Chord sheet

C Em F Em Dm7 C E7 Am Ab Dm7/G G7 C Fmaj7 G7 C Em F Em Dm7 C E7 Am Ab Dm7/G G7 C F C G7 C G7 C Am G Am G Am Dm7/G G7 C Em F Em Dm7 C E7 Am Ab Dm7/G G7 C Em A7 Dm7 Dm7/G G7 C F7 C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

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

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

F

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

Dm7

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

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

Am

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

G#

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

G7

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

Fmaj7

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

G

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

Questions

Which chords does What a Wonderful World by Nick Cave use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is What a Wonderful World by Nick Cave 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 (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.