# Love Man – Otis Redding: piano chords

Love Man by Otis Redding uses 9 chords in B major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [F#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: B7 E7 B7 F#7 B7 F#7 B7 C B7 E7 B7 F#7 B7 F#7 B A G D B A G F# B7 E7 B7 F#7 B7 E7 F#7 B A G D

## Questions

### Which chords does Love Man by Otis Redding use?

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

### What key is Love Man by Otis Redding in?

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

### How hard is Love Man 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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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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