# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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.

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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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