Laura Branigan

How Am I Supposed to Live Without You – Laura Branigan: piano chords

How Am I Supposed to Live Without You by Laura Branigan uses 33 chords in Bb major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Bb major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Ebmaj7 F/Eb Bb/D F/G Bb/F Ebmaj7 Eb/C F/C Bbsus2/D D7 D7

Verse 1

Bb F/A Eb/G Ebm/Gb Bb/F Eb Bb/D Eb/C Bb F/A Eb/G Ebm/Gb Bb C7/E F F/Eb Bb/D Eb Bb/D Cm7 Gm Dm7 Eb F

Chorus 1

Ebmaj7 F/Eb Dm7 Gm7 Ebmaj7 F/Eb Dm7 Ab/Bb Bb Ebmaj7 F/Eb Dm7 Gm7 F Gm7 Cm7 Bb/D Ebmaj7 Eb/F F/G Gm7 Cm7 Bb/D Ebmaj7 Eb/F Bb Eb Bb/D D7 D7

Verse 2

Bb F/A Eb/G Ebm/Gb Bb/F Eb Bb/D Eb/C Bb F/A Eb/G Ebm/Gb Bb/C C F F/Eb Bb/D Ebmaj7 Bb/D Cm7 Gm7 Dm7 Eb F

Chorus 2

Ebmaj7 F/Eb Dm7 Gm7 Ebmaj7 F/Eb Dm7 Ab/Bb Bb Ebmaj7 F/Eb Dm7 Gm7 F Gm7 Cm7 Bb/D Ebmaj7 Eb/F F/G Gm7 Cm7 Bb/D Ebmaj7 Eb/F

Solo 1

Gb Ebm Db/F Gb F/A Bbm Ab/C Db Gb Fsus4 F Ab/Bb Bbm Eb Ebm Fsus4 F

Bridge 1

Bb/D Ebmaj7 Bb/D Cm7 Bb/D Eb C/E Fsus4 F

Chorus 3

Ebmaj7 F/Eb Dm7 Gm7 Ebmaj7 F/Eb Dm7 Ab/Bb Bb Ebmaj7 F/Eb Dm7 Gm7 F Gm7 Cm7 Bb/D Ebmaj7 Eb/F F Cm7 Gm7 Ab Ab/Bb Eb F/Eb Dm7 Gm7 Ebmaj7 F/Eb Dm7 Ab/Bb Bb Ebmaj7 F/Eb Dm7 Gm7 F Gm7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

D#maj7

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

D#

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

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

D#m

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯
D♯F♯A♯
Practice D#m

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

Dm7

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

Gm7

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

G#

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

Questions

Which chords does How Am I Supposed to Live Without You by Laura Branigan use?

Different chords: 33. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is How Am I Supposed to Live Without You by Laura Branigan in?

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

How hard is How Am I Supposed to Live Without You to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (33), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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