Madeleine Peyroux

Careless Love – Madeleine Peyroux: piano chords

Careless Love by Madeleine Peyroux uses 5 chords in Db major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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Db major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C# G#7 C#7 F# F#m7

Chord sheet

Verse 1

C# G#7 C# G#7 C# C#7 F# F#m7 C# G#7 C#

Verse 2

G#7 C# G#7 C# C#7 F# F#m7 C# G#7 C#

Verse 3

G#7 C# G#7 C# C#7 F# F#m7 C# G#7 C#

Verse 4

G#7 C# G#7 C# C#7 F# F#m7 C# G#7 C#

Chords on the piano

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

G#7

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭G♭ — chord toneG♭
G♯CD♯F♯
Practice G#7

C#7

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭B — chord toneB
C♯FG♯B
Practice C#7

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

F#m7

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

Questions

Which chords does Careless Love by Madeleine Peyroux use?

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

What key is Careless Love by Madeleine Peyroux in?

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

How hard is Careless Love 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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