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Didn't We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston: piano chords

Didn't We Almost Have It All by Whitney Houston uses 36 chords in Bb major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Bb major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Bb F/Eb Dm7 Gm Cm Bb/D Ebadd9 Fsus4 Bb

Verse 1

Ab6 Gsus4 G G/B Cm Baug Cm F Bb Dm/A Gm Eb7 F/Eb Dm7 Dm7/G Gm7 Cm7 Fsus4 F7 Bb C/D D7

Chorus 1

G D/C C Bm7 Em11 Am7 Dsus4 D7 G C D/F# G D/C Bm7 Em7 Am7 Dsus4 D7 G Fsus4 F7 Bb Eb6 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Fsus4 Bb Eb/Bb F/Bb Bb Eb Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Fsus4 F7 Bb Eb/Bb F/Bb

Verse 2

Bb Ab6 Gsus4 G G/B Cm Baug Cm F F7 Bb Dm/A Gm Eb7 F/Eb Dm7 Dm7/G Gm7 Cm7 Fsus4 F7 Bb C/D D7

Chorus 2

G D/C C Bm7 Em11 Am7 Dsus4 D7 G C D/F# G G/B D/C Bm7 Em7 Am7 Dsus4 D7 G Fsus4 F7 Bb Eb6 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Fsus4 Bb Eb/Bb F/Bb Bb Eb Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Daug Eb

Bridge 1

Dm7 Gsus4 Gm/F Eb Dm7 Gsus4 Gm/F Eb Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Bb/D Eb7 F Fsus4

Chorus 3

Bb Eb6 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Fsus4 Bb Eb/Bb F/Bb Bb Bb/D Eb6 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Fsus4 Bb Eb F Bb Eb6 Eb Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Fsus4 Bb Eb/Bb F/Bb Bb Bb/D Eb6 Eb Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Fsus4 Bb Dm7 Gsus4 Cm7 Fsus4 F7 Bb Baug C/D D/C Daug Eb6 Eb/Bb F/Eb

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A#

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

F

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

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

Fsus4

F — bass noteFA♯ — chord toneA♯C — chord toneC
FA♯C
Practice Fsus4

G

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

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

F7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
FACD♯
Practice F7

C

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

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

Questions

Which chords does Didn't We Almost Have It All by Whitney Houston use?

Different chords: 36. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Didn't We Almost Have It All by Whitney Houston in?

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

How hard is Didn't We Almost Have It All to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (36), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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