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Cool, Cool Water – The Beach Boys: piano chords

Cool, Cool Water by The Beach Boys uses 18 chords in Bb major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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Bb major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Bbmaj9 Bb6/F C7 Gm7 F7 Cm7 F C Gm Dm Eb Ebmaj7 Fm7/Eb Eb/Bb Fm7/Bb Dm7 Fm/Ab Fm/Bb

Chord sheet

Verse 1

Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 F7 Cm7 F7 Cm7 F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F C Gm Dm Eb F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Ebmaj7 Fm7/Eb Eb/Bb Fm7/Bb Ebmaj7 Fm7/Eb Eb/Bb Dm7 Cm7 F Cm7 F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Fm/Ab Fm/Bb Fm/Ab Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F Bbmaj9 Bb6/F

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A#maj9

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
A♯DFAC
Practice A#maj9

A#6

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFG — chord toneG
A♯DFG
Practice A#6

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

F7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
FACD♯
Practice F7

Cm7

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

F

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

D#

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

Fm7

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
FG♯CD♯
Practice Fm7

Fm

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
FG♯C
Practice Fm

Questions

Which chords does Cool, Cool Water by The Beach Boys use?

Different chords: 18. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Cool, Cool Water by The Beach Boys in?

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

How hard is Cool, Cool Water to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (18), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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