# Donna – Ritchie Valens: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C#/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [A#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [A#/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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 F Gm F A# D# F A#

## 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.

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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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