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Wish You Were Here Piano Chords

Pink Floyd · from Wish You Were Here, 1975

The famous acoustic intro and verse in the key of G — built around Em7, G and A7sus4, then C, D and Am. Played with no capo, so guitar, piano and bass share the exact same chords. Every diagram is sourced live from the chord library.

GuitarPianoSimple Bass
KeyG Major
DifficultyBeginner
Voicing StyleSustained chords / arpeggios
Root3rd5th7th4th

Intro

Verse

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Questions about Wish You Were Here on piano

What key is Wish You Were Here in?

G major. The intro leans on Em7 (the vi) and A7sus4 resolving to G (the I), and the verse adds C, D and Am. There is no capo, so guitar, piano and bass all play these same chords at the same pitch.

Are the piano chords different from the guitar version?

No. Wish You Were Here is played with no capo in the key of G, so there's no transposition — the piano plays the same Em7, G, A7sus4, C, D and Am the guitar does, and they work well sustained or gently arpeggiated.

Chords & variants

Em7ChordGChordA7sus4ChordCChordDChordAmChord GuitarThis songSimple BassThis song