Ritchie Valens

Donna – Ritchie Valens: piano chords

Donna by Ritchie Valens uses 13 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D C#/A Bm A E A/C# Esus4 D# F A# Cm A#/D Gm

Chord sheet

D C#/A Bm A Bm C#/A D E A D E D A D E D A D A/C# Bm A Bm A Bm Esus4 E D E A D E A Bm E A Bm E D E A D E A D A/C# Bm A Bm A/C# D E A D E D A D E D A D A/C# Bm A Bm A Bm Esus4 E D# F A# D# F A# Cm F A# Cm D# F A# D# F A# D# A#/D Cm A# Cm A#/D D# F A# Gm Cm

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F Gm F A# D# F A#

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

D

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

C#

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

Bm

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

A

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

E

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

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

D#

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

F

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

A#

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

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

Questions

Which chords does Donna by Ritchie Valens use?

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

What key is Donna by Ritchie Valens in?

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

How hard is Donna to play on the piano?

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