# Rivers of Babylon – The Melodians: piano chords

Rivers of Babylon by The Melodians uses 6 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D9](https://pianokitty.com/c/D9), [G/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G D D9 G/D D7 G
- Chorus 1: D G
- Verse 1: C G D G C G D G
- Chorus 2: D G
- Chorus 3: D G
- Bridge 1: D G D G D G D G D G D G
- Chorus 4: D G
- Chorus 5: D G
- Chorus 6: D G
- Verse 2: C G D G C G D G

## Questions

### Which chords does Rivers of Babylon by The Melodians use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Rivers of Babylon by The Melodians in?

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

### How hard is Rivers of Babylon to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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