Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play A Woman Like You on piano
By Lee Brice
- G major
- 2/2
- 152 BPM
- 2012
- Easy
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Learn A Woman Like You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Csus4 – Am – D7 – G
How it goes
A Woman Like You sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Csus4 is C, F and G; Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Csus4IVsus4AmiiD7V7GI- Csus4C · F · G
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Lazy seesaw
How it goes
A low note, a higher one, a gap, then the higher one again. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 520 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 152 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: G – D7 – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GD7G
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Questions about A Woman Like You
What chords are in A Woman Like You?
The loop is Csus4 – Am – D7 – G (IVsus – ii – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.
What key is A Woman Like You in?
G major, at about 152 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in A Woman Like You?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Woman Like You easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.