# The Waiting – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: piano chords

The Waiting by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers uses 9 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Gsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus2), [Dsus4/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [Asus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus4), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Gsus2 Dsus4/F# Asus4 D Gsus2 Dsus4/F# Asus4 A
- Verse 1: G D A G D A G D Bm G A
- Chorus 1: G D/F# Asus4 D G D/F# Asus4 G D/F# Asus4 D G D/F# Asus4 D
- Verse 2: A G D A G D A G D Bm G A
- Chorus 2: G D/F# Asus4 D G D/F# Asus4 G D/F# Asus4 D G D/F# Asus4 D
- Bridge 1: Bm A D G F# A
- Solo 1: G D A G D A G D Bm G A
- Chorus 3: G D/F# Asus4 D G D/F# Asus4 G D/F# Asus4 D G D/F# Asus4 D G D/F# Asus4 D G D/F# Asus4 G D/F# Asus4 D G D/F# Asus4 G D/F# Asus4 D G D/F# A

## Questions

### Which chords does The Waiting by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Waiting by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in?

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

### How hard is The Waiting to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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