# A Spaceman Came Travelling – Chris de Burgh: piano chords

A Spaceman Came Travelling by Chris de Burgh uses 6 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: Dm Am F Bb Dm F C Dm F C Bb C Dm Am Bb Dm F C Bb C Dm Bb C Dm Am Bb Dm F C Bm C Dm Am Bb Dm F C Bm Bb C Dm Am Bb Dm F C Bm C F C Bm Bb C Dm

## Questions

### Which chords does A Spaceman Came Travelling by Chris de Burgh use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is A Spaceman Came Travelling by Chris de Burgh in?

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

### How hard is A Spaceman Came Travelling to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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