# 1984 – David Bowie: piano chords

1984 by David Bowie uses 12 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Gb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Ebsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpsus4), [Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm F
- Verse 1: Dm Em F Em Dm Em F Em Dm Em F Dm Bb C Dm Bb C Dm F Dm F Dm Em F Em F Em F Dm Bb C Dm Bb C Dm
- Chorus 1: Am Bb Eb Ab Gb Ebsus4 Eb Ab Gb Bbm F Db Eb
- Bridge 1: Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm F
- Verse 2: Dm Em F Em Dm Em F Em Dm Em F Dm Bb C Dm Bb C Dm
- Chorus 2: Am Bb Eb Ab Gb Ebsus4 Eb Ab Gb Bbm F Db Eb
- Bridge 2: Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm F
- Outro 1: Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm

## Questions

### Which chords does 1984 by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is 1984 by David Bowie in?

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

### How hard is 1984 to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 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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