Van Halen

Panama – Van Halen: piano chords

Panama by Van Halen uses 14 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E Esus4 B D Dsus4 A C#m Bsus4 G Asus2 F# Bm F G#

Chord sheet

E Esus4 B E B D Dsus4 A E Esus4 B E B D Dsus4 A C#m B Bsus4 B A C#m B Bsus4 B A B E A D A D A G E A D A D A G E A D A D A G E A D A D A G D E A D E Asus2 F# C#m D E A D E Asus2 F# C#m D A D Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D E F G G# A D

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Dsus4

D — bass noteDG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
DGA
Practice Dsus4

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

Bsus4

B — bass noteBE — chord toneEF♯ — chord toneF♯
BEF♯
Practice Bsus4

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Questions

Which chords does Panama by Van Halen use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Panama by Van Halen in?

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

How hard is Panama to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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