Barry Manilow

Could It Be Magic – Barry Manilow: piano chords

Could It Be Magic by Barry Manilow uses 42 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Cm Fm7 G7 Ab Db Eb7 C7/E Abmaj7 C/G D7/F# G D13 Ab/C D/B D/Bb Am7 D7 G/F Cm/Eb Fm G/B Csus4 C D Ebmaj7 Dm7 Dm/F Dsus4 G7/F G7/D Bm7 Bbmaj7 Bb6 Ab7 Dm7/F Cadd9/E C/E Bm7/E F#m7 Em Gsus4 G/D

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Cm Fm7 G7 Cm Ab Db Eb7 Ab G7 C7/E Abmaj7 C/G D7/F# G D13 G Cm Ab/C D/B D/Bb Am7 D7 G G/F Cm/Eb Fm G/B Cm Ab Db

Verse 1

Csus4 C D Ebmaj7 Dm7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 G Dm/F

Verse 2

Csus4 C Dsus4 D Ebmaj7 Dm7 Ebmaj7 Dsus4 Dm7 G

Chorus 1

G7/F Cm/Eb G7/D Cm Ab/C Bm7 G/B Bbmaj7 Bb6 Am7 Ab7 G G7/F Cm/Eb G7/D Cm Ab/C Bm7 G/B Bbmaj7 Bb6 Am7 Ab7 G

Interlude 1

Dm7/F Cadd9/E C/E Cm/Eb Bm7/E F#m7 Bm7 Am7 Em Gsus4

Verse 3

Csus4 C D Ebmaj7 Dm7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 G Dm/F

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Verse 4

Csus4 C Dsus4 D Ebmaj7 Dm7 Ebmaj7 Dsus4 Dm7 G

Chorus 2

G7/F Cm/Eb G7/D Cm Ab/C Bm7 G/B Bbmaj7 Bb6 Am7 Ab7 G G7/F Cm/Eb G7/D Cm Ab/C Bm7 G/B Bbmaj7 Bb6 Am7 Ab7 G

Chorus 3

G7/F Cm/Eb G7/D Cm Ab/C Bm7 G/B Bbmaj7 Bb6 Am7 Ab7 Gsus4 G G7/F Cm/Eb G7/D Cm Ab/C Bm7 G/B Bbmaj7 Bb6 Am7 Ab7 Gsus4 G G7/F Cm/Eb G/D Cm Ab/C Bm7 G/B Bbmaj7 Bb6 Cm Ab/C D/B D/Bb Am7 D7 G G/F Cm/Eb Fm G/B Cm Ab Db Cm

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

G

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

D

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

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

D#maj7

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
D♯GA♯D
Practice D#maj7

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

A#maj7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
A♯DFA
Practice A#maj7

Questions

Which chords does Could It Be Magic by Barry Manilow use?

Different chords: 42. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Could It Be Magic by Barry Manilow in?

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

How hard is Could It Be Magic to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (42), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.