# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Bbmaj9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj9), [Bb6/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp6), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Ebmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj7), [Fm7/Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm7), [Eb/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Fm7/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm7), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Fm/Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Fm/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm)

## 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

## 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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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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