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If You Love Somebody Set Them Free – Sting: piano chords

If You Love Somebody Set Them Free by Sting uses 10 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Verse 1

Dm C Am G

Chorus 1

Bm7 Bm G7 G Bm7 Bm G7 G Am Dm C Am G

Bridge 1

F F C F F C Gm7 F F C C7 Gm7 F F C C7

Verse 2

Dm C Am G

Chorus 2

Bm7 Bm G7 G Bm7 Bm G7 G Am Dm C Am G

Chords on the piano

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

C

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

G

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

Bm7

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

Questions

Which chords does If You Love Somebody Set Them Free by Sting use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is If You Love Somebody Set Them Free by Sting in?

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

How hard is If You Love Somebody Set Them Free to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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