# Valerie – Steve Winwood: piano chords

Valerie by Steve Winwood uses 15 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [A/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [Gadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gadd9), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Esus2/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus2), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Dsus2/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2)

## 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

## Questions

### 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.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+A+D%2FA+A+D%2FA+A+D%2FA+A+Bm+A%2FC%23+D+A%2FE+F%23m+Bm+A%2FC%23+D+A%2FE+F%23m+Gadd9+Em7+D+A+Em7+D+A+Bm+A%2FC%23+D+A%2FE+Esus4+E7+Bm+A%2FC%23+D+A%2FE+Esus4+E7+%3Cchorus_1%3E+Esus2%2FG%23+D%2FF%23+A%2FE+Esus2%2FG%23+D%2FF%23+A%2FE+D%2FF%23+A%2FE+E+D+F%23m+A%2FE+D+A%2FC%23+Dsus2%2FF%23+A+D%2FA+A+D%2FA+A+D%2FA+A+Bm+A%2FC%23+D+A%2FE+F%23m+Bm+A%2FC%23+D+A%2FE+F%23m+Gadd9+Em7+D+A+Em7+D+A+Bm+A%2FC%23+D+A%2FE+Esus4+E7+Bm+A%2FC%23+D+A%2FE+Esus4+E7+%3Cchorus_2%3E+Esus2%2FG%23+D%2FF%23+A%2FE+Esus2%2FG%23+D%2FF%23+A%2FE+D%2FF%23+A%2FE+E+D+F%23m+A%2FE+D+A%2FC%23+Dsus2%2FF%23+A+D%2FA+A+D%2FA+A+D%2FA+A+Bm+A%2FC%23+D+A%2FE+F%23m+Bm+A%2FC%23+D+A%2FE+F%23m+Gadd9+Em7+D+A+Em7+D+A+Bm+A%2FC%23+D+A%2FE+Esus4+E7+Bm+A%2FC%23+D+A%2FE+Esus4+E7+%3Cchorus_3%3E+Esus2%2FG%23+D%2FF%23+A%2FE+Esus2%2FG%23+D%2FF%23+A%2FE+D%2FF%23+A%2FE+E+D+F%23m+A%2FE+D+A%2FC%23+Dsus2%2FF%23+A+D%2FA+A+D%2FA+A+D%2FA+A+D%2FA+A+D%2FA+A&seq=inOrder&title=Steve+Winwood+-+Valerie)

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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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