# Never Can Say Goodbye – The Jackson 5: piano chords

Never Can Say Goodbye by The Jackson 5 uses 22 chords in Eb major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[Ebmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj7), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [Bbmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj7), [Bb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [Gsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [Emaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj7), [D#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp7), [D#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm7), [G#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm7), [C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [Bmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj7), [G#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp7), [F#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp7), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Ebmaj7 Dsus4 D7 Dm7 Gm7 Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Dsus4 D7 Dm7 Gm7 Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Gsus4 G7 Ebmaj7 Cm7 F7 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Cm7 Bbmaj7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 D7 Dm7 Gm7 Ebmaj7 Cm7 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 G7 Ebmaj7 F7 Emaj7 D#7 D#m7 G#m7 Emaj7 C#m7 Bmaj7 Emaj7 D#m7 G#7 Emaj7 C#m7 F#7 Emaj7 F#7 Emaj7 F#7 Bmaj7 B7 Bmaj7 B7 B B7 Emaj7 C#m7 B B7 C#m7 C7 B7 B B7 C#m7 C7 B7 C#m7 C7 Bmaj7

## Questions

### Which chords does Never Can Say Goodbye by The Jackson 5 use?

Different chords: 22. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Never Can Say Goodbye by The Jackson 5 in?

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

### How hard is Never Can Say Goodbye to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (22), 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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