# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Ebmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj7), [F/Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Eb/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [F/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bbsus2/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpsus2), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Eb/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Ebm/Gb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [C7/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [Ab/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Eb/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Bb/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Gb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Ebm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [Db/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [Ab/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Fsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsus4), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj)

## 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

## 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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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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