Chords of: When a Man Loves a Woman by: Michael Bolton. (G/B, D, A/C#, C#) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“When a Man Loves a Woman” by Michael Bolton is in D Major and runs at about 109 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 123 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G/B, D, A/C#, C#.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 11% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Ab/C → Bbm7 → C#/G# → F# → F#/G# → C#6 → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:25 | 11% |
| C# | 0:23 | 10% |
| F# | 0:20 | 9% |
| A/C# | 0:19 | 8% |
| D6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Bbm7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Ab/C | 0:12 | 5% |
| G | 0:11 | 5% |
C# – Eb7 – C# – Ab/C – Bbm7 – C#/G# – F# – F#/G# – Ebm7 – C# – C#6 – C# – Ab/C – Bbm7 – Ab – C#/G# – F#maj7 – Ebm – Bbm7b5/Ab – C# – Ebm – C#6 – C# – Ab/C – Bbm7 – C#/G# – F#maj7 – F#6 – F#/G# – C# – Ab7 – F# – C# – Ab/C – Bbm7 – Eb/Bb – C#/G# – Bbm7 – F# – Bbm7b5/Ab – F#/G# – C#6 – C# – Ebm – C# – Ab/C – Bbm7 – F#/A# – …
