Chaka Khan

I Feel for You – Chaka Khan: piano chords

I Feel for You by Chaka Khan uses 12 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C D Dmaj7 E Dmaj7 E D

Verse 1

E Amaj7 Dmaj7 E C E Amaj7 Dmaj7 E C D E F#m G#m A Dmaj7 E A G#m F#m

Chorus 1

E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

Bridge 1

Dmaj7 E Dmaj7 E C

Verse 2

E Amaj7 Dmaj7 E C E Amaj7 Dmaj7 E C D E F#m G#m A Dmaj7 E A G#m F#m

Chorus 2

E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

Show 4 more parts

Interlude 1

Dmaj7 E A G#m F#m E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

Bridge 2

Dmaj7 E Dmaj7 E Dmaj7 E C D

Bridge 3

Dmaj7 F G A Dmaj7 F G A Dmaj7 F G A

Outro 1

E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D E Eadd9 E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

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

D

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

Dmaj7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
DF♯AC♯
Practice Dmaj7

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Amaj7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
AC♯EG♯
Practice Amaj7

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Eadd9

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBF♯ — chord toneF♯
EG♯BF♯
Practice Eadd9

Dsus4

D — bass noteDG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
DGA
Practice Dsus4

Questions

Which chords does I Feel for You by Chaka Khan use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I Feel for You by Chaka Khan in?

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

How hard is I Feel for You to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.