# When a Man Loves a Woman – Bette Midler: piano chords

When a Man Loves a Woman by Bette Midler uses 32 chords in Db major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [G#/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [A#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [A#m/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [F#/A#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [G#7/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp7), [G#7/D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp7), [C#/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [C#/A#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [C#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharp7), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [A#sus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpsus2), [D#9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp9), [D#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp7), [G#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp7), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [Emaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Bm/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A7/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [A7/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C# G#/C A#m A#m/G# F# F#/A# G#7/C G#7/D# C# C#/C C#/A# G#
- Verse 1: G#7/C C# G#/C A#m A#m/G# F# F#/A# G#7/C G#7/D# C# G# G#7/C C# G#/C A#m A#m/G# F# F#/A# G#7/C G#7/D# C# G#
- Bridge 1: F# C# C#7 C7 B7 F# C# C#7 C7 B7 F# C# C#/C A#m A#sus2 A#m D#9 D#7 D#9 D#7 D#9 D#7 D#9 D#7 G# G#7
- Solo 1: F#m7 B7 Emaj7 F#m7 B7 E A Bb E C D F# A
- Verse 2: D A/C# Bm Bm/A G G/B A7/C# A7/E D A A7/C# D A/C# Bm Bm/A G G/B A7/C# A7/E D A

## Questions

### Which chords does When a Man Loves a Woman by Bette Midler use?

Different chords: 32. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is When a Man Loves a Woman by Bette Midler in?

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

### How hard is When a Man Loves a Woman to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (32), 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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