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Wasted Time – Skid Row: piano chords

Wasted Time by Skid Row uses 12 chords in Eb major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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Eb major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Cm Gm Ab Cm7 G G7 C Eb Bb/D Bb F Am

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Cm Gm Cm Ab Cm7 G G7 Cm Gm Cm Ab C Cm Gm Cm Ab C Eb Bb/D Cm Bb Eb Bb/D Cm Bb Ab Cm Eb Bb Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Bb Gm Ab Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Bb Gm Ab Cm Gm Cm Ab C Cm Gm Cm Ab C Eb Bb/D Cm Bb Eb Bb/D Cm Bb Ab Cm Eb Bb Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Bb Gm Ab Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Bb Gm Ab Cm

Solo 1

Ab Cm Eb Bb Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Bb Gm Ab Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Bb Gm Ab Cm

Solo 2

Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Bb Gm Ab Cm Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Bb Gm Ab Cm Bb/D Eb F Cm Bb/D F C G Am G C G Am G

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Cm

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

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

G#

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

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

G

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

C

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

D#

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

A#

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

F

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Questions

Which chords does Wasted Time by Skid Row use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Wasted Time by Skid Row in?

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

How hard is Wasted Time to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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