Marvin Gaye

Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye: piano chords

Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye uses 6 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: easy

Chords in the song

D Bm G A C# F#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D Bm G D A Bm G D

Verse 1

Bm G D A Bm G D Bm G D A Bm G D

Verse 2

A Bm G D A Bm G D A Bm G D A Bm G D A Bm G D A Bm G A Bm C# D

Verse 3

F# Bm G A Bm C# D F# Bm G A Bm C# D F# Bm G A Bm C# D F# Bm G A Bm C#

Chords on the piano

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

A

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

C#

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

F#

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

Questions

Which chords does Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye in?

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

How hard is Sexual Healing to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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