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Why Can't I Be You? – The Cure: piano chords

Why Can't I Be You? by The Cure uses 5 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

D minor Difficulty: easy

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Dm Bb G

Verse 1

Dm Bb G Dm Bb G Dm Bb G Dm Bb G

Chorus 1

F E F E Dm Bb G Dm Bb G Dm Bb G

Verse 2

Dm Bb G Dm Bb G Dm Bb G Dm Bb G

Chorus 2

F E F E Dm Bb G Dm Bb G Dm Bb G

Verse 3

Dm Bb G Dm Bb G Dm Bb G Dm Bb G

Chorus 3

F E F E Dm Bb G Dm Bb G

Outro 1

Dm Bb G Dm Bb G Dm Bb G Dm Bb G Dm Bb G Dm Bb G Dm

Chords on the piano

Dm

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

A#

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

G

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

F

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

E

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

Questions

Which chords does Why Can't I Be You? by The Cure use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Why Can't I Be You? by The Cure in?

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

How hard is Why Can't I Be You? to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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