# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj)

## 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

## 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.

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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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