Ray Charles

I've Got a Woman – Ray Charles: piano chords

I've Got a Woman by Ray Charles uses 23 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

A A6 E7 E6 D9 A7 D7 D6 E Emaj D A7/G D6/F# F6 B7 Gdim7 F#dim7 Fdim7 G#dim7 A#maj7 Eadd9 A9 A13

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A

Verse 1

A6 E7 E6 E7 A A6 D9 A A6 A7 D7 D6 D7 D6 D7 E E6 E7 E6 E7

Chorus 1

A7 A6 A7 A6 A7 D7 D6 D7 D6 D7 A A6 A E7 A A6 D9 A A6 Emaj

Verse 2

A A6 A E7 E6 E7 A A6 D9 A A6 A7 D7 D6 D D7 E E6 E7 Emaj E6 E7

Chorus 2

A A6 A7 A6 A7 D D6 D7 D6 D7 A A6 A E7 A A6 D9 A A6 E

Solo 1

E7 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A E7 A A7/G D6/F# F6 A B7 E A Gdim7 F#dim7 Fdim7 E7 F#dim7 G#dim7 A7

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Bridge 1

A#maj7 A A#maj7 A A#maj7 A A#maj7 A A#maj7 A A#maj7 A A#maj7 A

Verse 3

E A A6 A E E6 E7 A A6 D9 A A6 A7 D7 E E6 E7 E6 E7

Chorus 3

A7 A6 A7 A A7 A6 A7 D7 D6 D7 D6 D7 A A6 A7 E7 E6 E7 A A6 D9 A7 A6 A

Outro 1

E Eadd9 E A A6 A E Eadd9 E A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A6 A A9 A13 A9 A7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A

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

A6

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEF♯ — chord toneF♯
AC♯EF♯
Practice A6

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

E6

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBC♯ — chord toneC♯
EG♯BC♯
Practice E6

D9

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
DF♯ACE
Practice D9

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

D6

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAB — chord toneB
DF♯AB
Practice D6

E

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

A#maj7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
A♯DFA
Practice A#maj7

Questions

Which chords does I've Got a Woman by Ray Charles use?

Different chords: 23. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I've Got a Woman by Ray Charles in?

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

How hard is I've Got a Woman to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (23), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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