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Can't Stand Losing You – The Police: piano chords

Can't Stand Losing You by The Police uses 9 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

D minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm F Gm

Verse 1

Dm Am Gm Dm Am Gm Dm Am Gm Dm Am Gm Bb F Bb F C G C Asus4

Chorus 1

Bb Gm Asus4 Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm

Verse 2

Dm Am Gm Dm Am Gm Dm Am Gm Dm Am Gm Bb F Bb F C G C Asus4

Chorus 2

Bb Gm Asus4 Bb Gm Asus4

Bridge 1

D Bb F Bb F C G C Asus4

Chorus 3

Bb Gm Asus4 Bb Gm Asus4 C Asus4 Bb C Asus4 Bb C Asus4

Chords on the piano

Dm

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

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

F

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

Am

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

A#

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

C

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

G

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

Asus4

A — bass noteAD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
ADE
Practice Asus4

D

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

Questions

Which chords does Can't Stand Losing You by The Police use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Can't Stand Losing You by The Police in?

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

How hard is Can't Stand Losing You to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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