Nik Kershaw

Wouldn't It Be Good – Nik Kershaw: piano chords

Wouldn't It Be Good by Nik Kershaw uses 15 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Dmaj9 G Em9 A Bm C# Ab E Eadd9 Ebm Bbm Db Abm Bsus2 Bb

Chord sheet

Intro 2

Dmaj9 G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Bm Dmaj9 G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Bm C#

Verse 1

Ab A E

Bridge 1

Eadd9 Ebm Bbm Db Abm Bsus2 Dmaj9 G

Chorus 2

Dmaj9 G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Bm Dmaj9 G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Bm C#

Verse 2

Ab A E

Bridge 2

Eadd9 Ebm Bbm Db Abm Bsus2 Bb Dmaj9

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Chorus 3

G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Bm Dmaj9 G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Bm Dmaj9

Chorus 4

G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Bm Dmaj9 G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Bm Dmaj9

Outro 1

G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Dmaj9 G Em9 A Bm Dmaj9

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Dmaj9

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
DF♯AC♯E
Practice Dmaj9

G

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

Em9

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
EGBDF♯
Practice Em9

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Bm

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

C#

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

G#

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

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Eadd9

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBF♯ — chord toneF♯
EG♯BF♯
Practice Eadd9

D#m

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯
D♯F♯A♯
Practice D#m

Questions

Which chords does Wouldn't It Be Good by Nik Kershaw use?

Different chords: 15. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Wouldn't It Be Good by Nik Kershaw in?

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

How hard is Wouldn't It Be Good to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (15), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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