Gino Vannelli – Stormy River Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Gino Vannelli – Stormy River Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDbDbmaj7FmGbAbadd9/GbBbmEbmGbmBbm9Eb9Gb7AbAb7F7Ab/GbFm7Ebm7Bb7sus4/EbDb/FGb9Bbmaj7Dm/AGm7Bb7/F

Key
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[Intro]
Db   Db

    My

[Verse 1]
Db
life is like a
 Dbmaj7  Fm
stormy  river
Gb          Abadd9/Gb
    Rushing to
      Db   Fm   Bbm
   the end less sea
   Ebm       Gbm
To open arms
        Db      Bbm9
I come home to
   Eb9       Gb
To love that waits
 Gb7      Ab  Ab7  F7
     for me

[Verse 2]
Db                     Fm
Days go by on troibled water
Gb           Ab/Gb
   Searching for some
    Fm7   Bbm9
 re medy
   Ebm7   Bb7sus4/Eb
My heart
        Gbm
 and my soul
         Db/F     Bbm9
Forever  bound to
   Eb9       Gb9
To love that waits
 Ab/Gb     Cm7-5  F7
      for me

[Bridge]
Bbmaj7  Dm/A
             I hear your
 Gm7      Bb7/F
 whispers
         Em7-5  Ebm6
have be gun
        Bb/D       Dbo
Telling me I'll al ways
            F      Ab7
 be in your arms
Db  Fm/C
         And tell me
 Bbm7 Db7/Ab     Gm7-5
true love never dies
   Gbm6
            Db/F
We come and go
              Eo      Ab
But there are no good byes

[Verse 3]
   Db
Mt tears fall down
             Fm
like falling water
Gb      Ab/Gb
   From here unto
    Fm7   Bbm9
 e ternity
Ebm7
    Every minute
 Bb7sus4/Eb
           of every
  Gbm6add9  Gbm
 hour
Db/F             Bbm9
     haunted by
    Bbm6      Gb9
The love that waits
 Gb9-5     Cm7-5   F7
 fo-o-or   me-e-e- e-e-e-e-e

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[orchestra]
Bb    Dm/A
Gm7  Bb7/F  Em7-5  Ebm6

Bb/D    Dbo  F
 F   Ab


Db    Fm/C
   Bbm7   Db7/Ab  Eb/G

Gbm6             Db/F
     We come and go there
     Eo       Ab
 are no good  byes


[Coda]
             Db
My-y-y-y-y-y life is
             Fm
like a stor my river
Gb   Ebm   Ab
                Due
    Ebm7-5      Bb7
to my destiny
     Ebm7    Bb7sus4/Eb
Unfu filled
    Gbm6   Db/Gb
 un til
        Db/F         Bbm9
I pour myself into
Eb9
      The open  arms
 Ebo   Db/Ab         Gm7-5
 of mt sweet parting love
Gbm6           Gb/Ab
     Tha-a-at  waits for me
Db   Db7-9    Ebm7/Db  Gbm/Db
Db

Watch: GINO VANNELLI- STORMY RIVER (Official Music Video)

From COA Productions on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Stormy River: key, chords and progression

These are Stormy River chords by Gino Vannelli on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Stormy River by Gino Vannelli keeps coming home to D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). You need 50 chords: Db, Dbmaj7, Fm, Gb, Abadd9/Gb, Bbm, Ebm, Gbm, Bbm9, Eb9, Gb7 and Ab and 38 more.

Listen for Db – Fm – Gb – Ab/Gb (I – iii – IV – V in D♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – mi – fah – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, Cmaj7, Em, F, Gadd9, Am, Dm, Fm, Am9, D9 (49% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 3% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Dbmaj7 chord on guitar (x46564)
D♭maj7D♭ F A♭ C
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Gb chord on guitar (244322)
G♭G♭ B♭ D♭
Abadd9 chord on guitar (411114)
A♭add9A♭ C E♭ B♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Ebm chord on guitar (x68876)
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭
Gbm chord on guitar (244222)
G♭mG♭ A D♭
Bbm9 chord on guitar (686668)
B♭m9B♭ D♭ F A♭ C
Eb9 chord on guitar (x6566x)
E♭9E♭ G B♭ D♭ F
Gb7 chord on guitar (242322)
G♭7G♭ B♭ D♭ F♭
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Ab7 chord on guitar (464544)
A♭7A♭ C E♭ G♭
F7 chord on guitar (131211)
F7F A C E♭
Fm7 chord on guitar (131111)
Fm7F A♭ C E♭
Ebm7 chord on guitar (x68676)
E♭m7E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭
Bb7sus4 chord on guitar (x13141)
B♭7sus4B♭ E♭ F A♭
Gb9 chord on guitar (x9899x)
G♭9G♭ B♭ D♭ F♭ A♭
Cm7b5 chord on guitar (x31312)
Cm7♭5C E♭ G♭ B♭
Bbmaj7 chord on guitar (x13231)
B♭maj7B♭ D F A
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Gm7 chord on guitar (353333)
Gm7G B♭ D F
Bb7 chord on guitar (x13131)
B♭7B♭ D F A♭
Em7b5 chord on guitar (010030)
Em7♭5E G B♭ D
Ebm6 chord on guitar (x68878)
E♭m6E♭ G♭ B♭ C
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Dbdim chord on guitar (x42020)
D♭dimD♭ F♭ G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bbm7 chord on guitar (x13121)
B♭m7B♭ D♭ F A♭
Db7 chord on guitar (x46464)
D♭7D♭ F A♭ C♭
Gm7b5 chord on guitar (xx5666)
Gm7♭5G B♭ D♭ F
Gbm6 chord on guitar (x-9-11-11-10-11)
G♭m6G♭ A D♭ E♭
Edim chord on guitar (xx2353)
EdimE G B♭
Bbm6 chord on guitar (x13323)
B♭m6B♭ D♭ F G
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Ebm7b5 chord on guitar (xx1222)
E♭m7♭5E♭ G♭ A D♭
Ebdim chord on guitar (xx1242)
E♭dimE♭ G♭ A

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Stormy River chords: questions

What key is Stormy River in?

Stormy River by Gino Vannelli is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Stormy River?

Stormy River uses 50 chords: Db, Dbmaj7, Fm, Gb, Abadd9/Gb, Bbm, Ebm, Gbm, Bbm9, Eb9, Gb7, Ab and 38 more.

What is the chord progression of Stormy River?

The main progression is Db – Fm – Gb – Ab/Gb (I – iii – IV – V).

Is Stormy River easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, Cmaj7, Em, F, Gadd9, Am, Dm, Fm, Am9, D9 (49% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 3% without a capo).

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