The Communards

Don't Leave Me This Way – The Communards: piano chords

Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards uses 12 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Am F C G/B Dm7 G7 D G Dm A E Bb

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Am F C G/B Am Dm7 G7 Am F C G/B Am Dm7 G7

Verse 1

Am D G G7 C G Am Dm G Am D G G7 C G Am Dm G A

Chorus 1

G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D E

Verse 2

Am D G G7 C G Am Dm G A

Chorus 2

G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D E G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A

Bridge 1

Am D G G7 Am D G G7 Am D G G7 C G Am Dm G A

Chorus 3

C Bb F C Bb F C Bb F C Bb F C Bb F C Bb F A

Outro 1

G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D A G D

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Am

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

F

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

C

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

G

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

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

G7

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

D

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

Dm

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

A

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

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Questions

Which chords does Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards in?

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

How hard is Don't Leave Me This Way to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.