# 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.

## Chords in the song

[C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [G#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm7), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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.

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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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