Phil Collins

We Wait and We Wonder – Phil Collins: piano chords

We Wait and We Wonder by Phil Collins uses 7 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D Dsus4 D6 A G Em7 F#m7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D Dsus4 D D D Dsus4 D D D6 D D6 D D6 D A G D A G D A G D A G

Verse 1

D A G D A G D A G D A G

Chorus 1

Em7 F#m7 Em7 F#m7 Em7

Verse 2

D A G D A G D A G D A G

Chorus 2

Em7 F#m7 Em7 F#m7 Em7 D

Instrumental 1

Dsus4 D D D Dsus4 D D D6 D D6 D D6 D A G D A G D A G D A G

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Verse 3

D A G D A G D A G D A G

Chorus 3

Em7 F#m7 Em7 F#m7 Em7 F#m7 Em7 F#m7 Em7 D

Outro 1

Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Dsus4 D D D Dsus4 D D D6 D D6 D D6 D Em7 D Dsus4 D D D Dsus4 D D D6 D D6 D D6 D Em7 D Dsus4 D D D Dsus4 D D D6 D D6 D D6 D

Chords on the piano

D

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

Dsus4

D — bass noteDG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
DGA
Practice Dsus4

D6

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAB — chord toneB
DF♯AB
Practice D6

A

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

G

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

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

Questions

Which chords does We Wait and We Wonder by Phil Collins use?

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

What key is We Wait and We Wonder by Phil Collins in?

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

How hard is We Wait and We Wonder 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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