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When We Dance – Sting: piano chords

When We Dance by Sting uses 13 chords in B major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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B major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

B7 Bsus4 E C#m B A F#m D F#sus4 F# C# D#m G#m

Chord sheet

B7 Bsus4 E C#m E C#m E B E A E C#m E B E A F#m D B E A E C#m A F#sus4 F# C# F#sus4 F# C# F#sus4 F# A E C#m A E C# F# D#m F# D#m F# C# F# B G#m E C# F# B G#m E C# F# B G#m E F# D#m B

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

B

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

A

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

F#sus4

F♯ — bass noteF♯B — chord toneBC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯BC♯
Practice F#sus4

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

D#m

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯
D♯F♯A♯
Practice D#m

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

Questions

Which chords does When We Dance by Sting use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is When We Dance by Sting in?

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

How hard is When We Dance to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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