Spandau Ballet

Only When You Leave – Spandau Ballet: piano chords

Only When You Leave by Spandau Ballet uses 8 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Em D Am7 C Bm7 G B Cmaj7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Em D Em D Am7 C Em D Em D Am7 C

Verse 1

Em Bm7 Em D Am7 Em Bm7 Em D Am7 G Am7 Bm7 C B

Chorus 1

Em Bm7 C D Am7 C Cmaj7 B Em Bm7 C D Am7 C Cmaj7 B Em D Em D Am7 C

Verse 2

Em Bm7 Em D Am7 Em Bm7 Em D Am7 G Am7 Bm7 C B

Chorus 2

Em Bm7 C D Am7 C Cmaj7 B Em Bm7 C D Am7 C Cmaj7 B

Solo 1

Em D Em D Am7 C Em D Em D Am7 C Em Bm7 Em D Am7

Verse 3

Em Bm7 Em D Am7 Em Bm7 Em D Am7 G Am7 Bm7 C B

Chorus 3

Em Bm7 C D Am7 C Cmaj7 B Em Bm7 C D Am7 C Cmaj7 B Em D Em D Am7 C Cmaj7 B

Chords on the piano

Em

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

D

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

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

C

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

Bm7

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

G

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

B

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

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Questions

Which chords does Only When You Leave by Spandau Ballet use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Only When You Leave by Spandau Ballet in?

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

How hard is Only When You Leave to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.