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The Nile Song – Pink Floyd: piano chords

The Nile Song by Pink Floyd uses 13 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A G F# B G# C# Bb Eb Db C F D E

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A G A G A G F#

Verse 1

B A B A B A G# C# B C# B C# B Bb Eb Db Eb Db Eb Db C F Eb F Eb F Eb D

Instrumental 1

G F G F G F E A G A G A G F#

Outro 1

B A B A B A G#

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A

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

G

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

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

G#

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

C#

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

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

C

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

F

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

Questions

Which chords does The Nile Song by Pink Floyd use?

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

What key is The Nile Song by Pink Floyd in?

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

How hard is The Nile Song to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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