Tina Turner

Typical Male – Tina Turner: piano chords

Typical Male by Tina Turner uses 27 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G#m11

Verse 1

F# E G A G/B G#m11 F# E G A G/B G#m11 A C#m7 F# C#m7 B A C#m7 F# Bsus2 A/B E

Chorus 1

B A E B A C#m7 B/C# B A Asus4 A G#m11

Verse 2

F# E G A G/B G#m11 F# E G A G/B G#m11 A C#m7 F# C#m B A C#m7 F# Bsus2

Chorus 2

E B A E B A C#m7 B/C# B A Asus4 A G#m11 F# E G A

Bridge 1

B Bsus2 E/B Em/B B F# G#m A B C C7 F/C Fm/C C Gm Am Bbm F

Chorus 3

C Bb F C Bb F C Bb Bb/F Bbsus4 Bb F

Chorus 4

C Bb F C Bb F C Bb Bb/F Bbsus4 Bb F

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G#m11

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
G♯BD♯F♯A♯C♯
Practice G#m11

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

E

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

G

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

A

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

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

C

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

F

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

A#

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

Questions

Which chords does Typical Male by Tina Turner use?

Different chords: 27. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Typical Male by Tina Turner in?

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

How hard is Typical Male to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (27), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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