H.E.R.

I Can't Breathe – H.E.R.: piano chords

I Can't Breathe by H.E.R. uses 5 chords in G# minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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G# minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C#m7 G#m7 Gm F#m7 Gm7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm F#m7

Verse 1

C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7

Chorus 1

C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm F#m7

Verse 2

C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7

Chorus 2

C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm F#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm F#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 Gm7 F#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7

Outro 1

C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm F#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 Gm F#m7

Chords on the piano

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

G#m7

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
G♯BD♯F♯
Practice G#m7

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

Questions

Which chords does I Can't Breathe by H.E.R. use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I Can't Breathe by H.E.R. in?

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

How hard is I Can't Breathe to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.