# 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.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A6](https://pianokitty.com/c/A6), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [E6](https://pianokitty.com/c/E6), [D9](https://pianokitty.com/c/D9), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [D6](https://pianokitty.com/c/D6), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Emaj](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A7/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D6/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/D6), [F6](https://pianokitty.com/c/F6), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [Gdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gdim7), [F#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpdim7), [Fdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fdim7), [G#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpdim7), [A#maj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj7), [Eadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Eadd9), [A9](https://pianokitty.com/c/A9), [A13](https://pianokitty.com/c/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
- 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

## 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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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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