# River – Ochman: piano chords

River by Ochman uses 7 chords in Eb major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Gb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Ebm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Adim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Adim)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Bbm Ab Eb Bbm Ab Eb
- Verse 1: Bbm Ab Eb Bbm Ab Eb Gb Ab Eb Gb Ab Eb
- Chorus 1: Bbm Ab Eb Bbm Ab Eb Gb Ab Eb Gb Ab Eb Bbm Ab Eb
- Verse 2: Bbm Ab Eb Bbm Ab Eb Gb Ab Eb
- Chorus 2: Bbm Ab Eb Bbm Ab Eb Gb Ab Eb Gb Ab Eb
- Bridge 1: Ebm Ab Db Bbm Ebm Ab Adim
- Chorus 3: Bbm Ab Eb Bbm Ab Eb Gb Ab Eb
- Outro 1: Bbm Ab Eb

## Questions

### Which chords does River by Ochman use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is River by Ochman in?

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

### How hard is River to play on the piano?

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

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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