Van Morrison

Wild Night – Van Morrison: piano chords

Wild Night by Van Morrison uses 7 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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G major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Em Em7 G G6 C D D7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Em Em7 G G6 G G6 G G6 G

Verse 1

Em Em7 G G6 G G6 G G6 G Em Em7 G G6 G G6 G G6 G Em Em7 G G6 G Em C D G G6 G G6 G

Chorus 1

Em C Em C Em C D D7 Em C D Em C D G Em C D Em C D G

Verse 2

Em Em7 G G6 G G6 G G6 G Em Em7 G G6 G G6 G G6 G Em Em7 G G6 G Em C D G G6 G G6 G

Chorus 2

Em C Em C Em C D D7 Em C D Em C D G Em C D Em C D G

Bridge 1

Em G G6 G G6 G Em G G6 G G6 G Em Em7 G Em D G

Bridge 2

Em G G6 G G6 G Em G G6 G G6 G Em Em7 G Em D G

Chords on the piano

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

G

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

G6

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GBDE
Practice G6

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

D

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

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

Questions

Which chords does Wild Night by Van Morrison use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Wild Night by Van Morrison in?

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

How hard is Wild Night to play on the piano?

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

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