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Without You – Badfinger: piano chords

Without You by Badfinger uses 10 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

G Bm Em C Am D B7 Cmaj7 Em7 D7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G Bm Em C Am D G Bm Am B7 Em C Cmaj7 Am G D G Bm Am B7 Em C Cmaj7 Am G D G Bm Em Em7 C Am D G Bm Em Em7 C Am D D7 G Bm Am B7 Em C Cmaj7 Am G D

Solo 1

G Bm Am B7 Em C Cmaj7 Am G D G Bm Em Em7 C Am D G Bm Em Em7 C Am D D7

Chords on the piano

G

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Em

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

C

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

D

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

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Em7

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

D7

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

Questions

Which chords does Without You by Badfinger use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Without You by Badfinger in?

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

How hard is Without You to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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