Marvin Gaye

I Want You – Marvin Gaye: piano chords

I Want You by Marvin Gaye uses 9 chords in C# minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
C# minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C#m C#m7 F#m G#m C#m7/A Bsus2 E G#7 A

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C#m

Chorus 1

C#m7 F#m G#m C#m7/A G#m C#m7 F#m Bsus2 E G#7

Verse 1

C#m7 F#m Bsus2 G#7 C#m7 F#m Bsus2 G#7

Chorus 2

C#m7 F#m G#m C#m7/A G#m C#m7 F#m Bsus2 E G#7

Verse 2

C#m7 F#m Bsus2 G#7 C#m7 F#m Bsus2 G#7

Chorus 3

C#m7 F#m G#m C#m7/A G#m C#m7 F#m Bsus2 E G#7

Outro 1

C#m7 F#m G#m A G#m F#m G#m A C#m7 F#m G#m F#m Bsus2 E G#m C#m7 F#m G#m C#m7

Chords on the piano

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

C#m7

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

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

Bsus2

B — bass noteBC♯ — chord toneC♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BC♯F♯
Practice Bsus2

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

G#7

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

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Questions

Which chords does I Want You by Marvin Gaye use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I Want You by Marvin Gaye in?

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

How hard is I Want You to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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