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I Can't Live With You – Queen: piano chords

I Can't Live With You by Queen uses 14 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

E minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E

Chorus 1

A E B E A E B D A C# E

Verse 1

F# E F# E F# Bb B C C# E C# G A G A G A C# D Eb E G E A G C Csus2 C Csus2 C D C Csus2 C Csus2 C D C Csus2 C Csus2 C Csus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2

Chorus 2

E A E B E A E B D A C# E

Verse 2

F# E F# E F# Bb B C C# E C# G A G A G A C# D Eb E G E A G C Csus2 C Csus2 C D C Csus2 C Csus2 C D C Csus2 C Csus2 C Csus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 B

Bridge 1

E D A C# Am C G B Bsus2 A C# B Eb E

Chorus 3

A E B E A E B D A E A E B E A E B Dsus2 A

Outro 1

E A E B

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

A

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

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

D

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

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#

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

G

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

Csus2

C — bass noteCD — chord toneDG — chord toneG
CDG
Practice Csus2

Dsus2

D — bass noteDE — chord toneEA — chord toneA
DEA
Practice Dsus2

Questions

Which chords does I Can't Live With You by Queen use?

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

What key is I Can't Live With You by Queen in?

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

How hard is I Can't Live With You to play on the piano?

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

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