David Bowie

Beauty and the Beast – David Bowie: piano chords

Beauty and the Beast by David Bowie uses 4 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A7 A A7 A A7 A Asus2 A A7 A A7 A A7 A Asus2 A A7 A A7 A A7 A Asus2 A A7 A A7 A A7 A Asus2 A

Verse 1

A7 A A7 A A7 A Asus2 A

Bridge 1

A7 A A7 A

Chorus 1

A7 A Asus2 A A7 A A7 A

Bridge 2

A7 A Asus2 A A7 A A7 A A7 A Asus2 A

Verse 2

A7 A A7 A A7 A Asus2 A A7 A A7 A A7 A Asus2 A A7 A

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Bridge 3

A7 A

Chorus 2

A7 A Asus2 A A7 A A7 A A7 A

Bridge 4

A7 A A7 A A7 A Asus2 A

Chorus 3

A7 A A7 A A7 A Asus2 A A7 A

Bridge 5

A7 A

Chorus 4

A7 A A7 A C9

Bridge 6

A7 A A7 A A7 A Asus2 A

Verse 3

A7 A A7 A A7 A Asus2 A A7 A A7 A Asus2 A A7 A A7 A A7 A

Bridge 7

A A A A7 A A A7 A A

Outro 1

A7 A A A7 A A7 A A

Chords on the piano

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Asus2

A — bass noteAB — chord toneBE — chord toneE
ABE
Practice Asus2

C9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
CEGA♯D
Practice C9

Questions

Which chords does Beauty and the Beast by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Beauty and the Beast by David Bowie in?

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

How hard is Beauty and the Beast to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (4), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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