You Can't Win – Michael Jackson: piano chords
You Can't Win by Michael Jackson uses 19 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.
Chords in the song
Chord sheet
Intro 1
E Esus4 E7 E Esus4 E7 E Esus4 E7 Asus4 B7
Verse 1
B9 E Esus4 E7 A Asus4 A7 A9 E Esus4 E7 B Bsus4 B7 B9 E Esus4 E7 A Asus4 A7
Chorus 1
A9 C#m C#m7 F# F#sus4 G/D D/A A/E E Esus4 E7 Asus4 B7
Verse 2
B9 E Esus4 E7 A Asus4 A7 A9 E Esus4 E7 B Bsus4 B7 B9 E Esus4 E7 A Asus4 A7
Chorus 2
A9 C#m C#m7 F# F#sus4 G/D D/A A/E E Esus4 E7 Asus4 B7
Bridge 1
B9 C#m C#m7 F# F#sus4 F#7 C#m C#m7 C#m C#m7 F# F#sus4 Bsus4 B7 E Esus4 E7 Esus4 A7 Asus4 A/E
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Chorus 3
A9 C#m C#m7 F# F#sus4 G/D D/A A/E
Interlude 1
E Esus4 E E7 A Asus4 A A7 B Bsus4 B B7
Verse 3
B9 E Esus4 E7 A Asus4 A7 A9 E Esus4 E7 B Bsus4 B7 B9 E Esus4 E7 A Asus4 A7
Chorus 4
A9 C#m C#m7 F# F#sus4 F#7 C#m C#m7 F# F#sus4 F#7 C#m C#m7 F# F#sus4 F#7 C#m C#m7 F# F#sus4 F#7 C#m C#m7 F# F#sus4
Outro 1
Asus4 A/E E7 Asus4 A/E E7 Asus4 A/E A9 B7 E Esus4 E7
Chords on the piano
Diagrams for the 10 most played chords
Esus4
Practice Esus4E7
Practice E7Asus4
Practice Asus4B7
Practice B7C#m
Practice C#mC#m7
Practice C#m7F#
Practice F#F#sus4
Practice F#sus4Questions
Which chords does You Can't Win by Michael Jackson use?
Different chords: 19. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.
What key is You Can't Win by Michael Jackson in?
The chords fit E major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.
How hard is You Can't Win to play on the piano?
Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (19), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.