Phil Collins

If Leaving Me Is Easy – Phil Collins: piano chords

If Leaving Me Is Easy by Phil Collins uses 12 chords in B minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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B minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D Bm7 Bm7/A Gmaj7 F#m7 G6 Dmaj9/A Dmaj7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Em7 Em6 Em Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 D

Verse 1

Em7 Em6 Em Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D Bm7 Bm7/A Gmaj7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7

Verse 2

Em7 Em6 Em Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 D Em7 Em6 Em Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D Bm7 Bm7/A Gmaj7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7

Verse 3

Em7 Em6 Em Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D Dmaj9 D Em7 Em6 Em Em7 Em6 Em Dmaj9 D Bm7 Bm7/A Gmaj7 G6 F#m7 Gmaj7 G6 Dmaj9/A Gmaj7 G6 Dmaj9/A Gmaj7 G6 Dmaj9/A Dmaj7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Gmaj7

Chords on the piano

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
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Em6

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBC♯ — chord toneC♯
EGBC♯
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Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
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Dmaj9

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
DF♯AC♯E
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D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
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Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
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Gmaj7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
GBDF♯
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F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
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G6

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GBDE
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Dmaj7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
DF♯AC♯
Practice Dmaj7

Questions

Which chords does If Leaving Me Is Easy by Phil Collins use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is If Leaving Me Is Easy by Phil Collins in?

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

How hard is If Leaving Me Is Easy to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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