# Panama – Van Halen: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [Bsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bsus4), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Asus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus2), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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

## 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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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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