# Changes – David Bowie: piano chords

Changes by David Bowie uses 22 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [Db6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharp6), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Eb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp7), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Ebm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm7), [C/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [F/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [F/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Cmaj7 Db6 Dm7 Eb7 F7 D F7 D F7
- Verse 1: C Em7 F G F C Em7 F G Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Ebm7 Dm7 G Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Ebm7 Dm7
- Chorus 1: G F C C/B C/A C/G F F/E D G F C C/B C/A C/G F F/E D F/A C/G Bb F C/E G/D F/A C
- Verse 2: Em7 F G F C Em7 F G Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Ebm7 Dm7 G Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Ebm7 Dm7
- Chorus 2: G F C C/B C/A C/G F F/E D G F C C/B C/A C/G F F/E D F/A C/G Bb F C/E G/D F/A C Dm Em
- Bridge 1: F C F/C C F G
- Chorus 3: F C C/B C/A C/G F F/E D G F C C/B C/A C/G F F/E D F/A C/G Bb F C/E G/D F/A C Dm Em

## Questions

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

Different chords: 22. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

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

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

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

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (22), 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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