# Helpless When She Smiles – Backstreet Boys: piano chords

Helpless When She Smiles by Backstreet Boys uses 7 chords in F# minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: D E F# D E F# D E F# D E F# B F#m B A
- Chorus 1: E B C#m A E B F#m A D E F#
- Verse 2: D E F# D E F# D E F# D E F# B F#m B A
- Chorus 2: E B C#m A E B F#m A E B C#m A B F#m B A
- Chorus 3: E B C#m A E B F#m A D E F# D E F# D E F# D E F#

## Questions

### Which chords does Helpless When She Smiles by Backstreet Boys use?

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

### What key is Helpless When She Smiles by Backstreet Boys in?

The chords fit F# minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Helpless When She Smiles 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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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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