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The Game of Love – Santana: piano chords

The Game of Love by Santana uses 7 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D G A

Verse 1

Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D G A Em7 F#m7 G A

Chorus 1

Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 A

Verse 2

Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D G A Em7 F#m7 G A

Chorus 2

Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 A Em7 D G A

Bridge 1

Bm7 F#m7 G A Em7 F#m7 G A Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D G A Em7 D G A Em7 F#m7 G A

Chorus 3

Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D G A Em D Em D Em D G A Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D G A

Chords on the piano

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

D

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

G

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

A

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

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Questions

Which chords does The Game of Love by Santana use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is The Game of Love by Santana in?

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

How hard is The Game of Love to play on the piano?

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

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