Valerie – Steve Winwood: piano chords
Valerie by Steve Winwood uses 15 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.
Chords in the song
Chord sheet
Intro 1
A D/A A D/A A D/A A Bm A/C# D A/E F#m Bm A/C# D A/E F#m Gadd9 Em7 D A Em7 D A Bm A/C# D A/E Esus4 E7 Bm A/C# D A/E Esus4 E7
Chorus 1
Esus2/G# D/F# A/E Esus2/G# D/F# A/E D/F# A/E E D F#m A/E D A/C# Dsus2/F# A D/A A D/A A D/A A Bm A/C# D A/E F#m Bm A/C# D A/E F#m Gadd9 Em7 D A Em7 D A Bm A/C# D A/E Esus4 E7 Bm A/C# D A/E Esus4 E7
Chorus 2
Esus2/G# D/F# A/E Esus2/G# D/F# A/E D/F# A/E E D F#m A/E D A/C# Dsus2/F# A D/A A D/A A D/A A Bm A/C# D A/E F#m Bm A/C# D A/E F#m Gadd9 Em7 D A Em7 D A Bm A/C# D A/E Esus4 E7 Bm A/C# D A/E Esus4 E7
Chorus 3
Esus2/G# D/F# A/E Esus2/G# D/F# A/E D/F# A/E E D F#m A/E D A/C# Dsus2/F# A D/A A D/A A D/A A D/A A D/A A
Chords on the piano
Diagrams for the 10 most played chords
Bm
Practice BmF#m
Practice F#mGadd9
Practice Gadd9Em7
Practice Em7Esus4
Practice Esus4E7
Practice E7Esus2
Practice Esus2Questions
Which chords does Valerie by Steve Winwood use?
Different chords: 15. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.
What key is Valerie by Steve Winwood in?
The chords fit A major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.
How hard is Valerie to play on the piano?
Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (15), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.