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(I Like) The Way You Love Me – Michael Jackson: piano chords

(I Like) The Way You Love Me by Michael Jackson uses 14 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Cmaj7 Dm7 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Ebm7 Dbmaj7 G Ab Fmaj7 Gm7 Gmaj7 Am7 Amaj7 Bm7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Cmaj7 Dm7

Verse 1

Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Ebm7 Dbmaj7 Dm7 G

Chorus 1

Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7

Verse 2

Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Ebm7 Dbmaj7 Dm7 G

Chorus 2

Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7

Verse 3

Fm7 Ebmaj7 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Ebm7 Dbmaj7 Dm7 Ebm7 Ab

Chorus 3

Dbmaj7 Ebm7 Dbmaj7 Ebm7 Dbmaj7 Ebm7 Dbmaj7 Ebm7 Dbmaj7 Ebm7 Dbmaj7 Ebm7 Ebmaj7 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Fm7 Fmaj7 Gm7 Fmaj7 Gm7 Gmaj7 Am7 Amaj7 Bm7 Amaj7 Bm7 Amaj7 Bm7 Amaj7 Bm7 Amaj7 Bm7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
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Dm7

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

Fm7

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
FG♯CD♯
Practice Fm7

D#maj7

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

D#m7

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
D♯F♯A♯C♯
Practice D#m7

C#maj7

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
C♯FG♯C
Practice C#maj7

G

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

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

Amaj7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
AC♯EG♯
Practice Amaj7

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

Questions

Which chords does (I Like) The Way You Love Me by Michael Jackson use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is (I Like) The Way You Love Me by Michael Jackson in?

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

How hard is (I Like) The Way You Love Me to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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