David Bowie

Fame – David Bowie: piano chords

Fame by David Bowie uses 36 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

G6 F#9 G F7 Bm D/C C Am9 D D9 F9 Am6 D/G Gsus2 Fm7 Am A#m7 Cm7 C# G# D# Cm D#9 D#7 Bm7 E7 Am7 D7 F/G E Am7/D A/G G/B B F Gadd9

Chord sheet

G6 F#9 G G6 F7 Bm D/C C Am9 D G D9 G F9 Bm D/C Am6 D9 G D9 D/G Gsus2 Fm7 G Am A#m7 Cm7 C# G# D# G# D# G# D# G# D# G# D# C# D# Cm D# D#9 D#7 Fm7 G C Bm7 E7 Am7 D7 F/G E Am7/D D7 D/G G F9 Bm D/C Am6 D9 Gsus2 D9 D/G G A/G G/B F7 Bm7 B F F9 D# Gadd9

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G6

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GBDE
Practice G6

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

F7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
FACD♯
Practice F7

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

D9

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
DF♯ACE
Practice D9

F9

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
FACD♯G
Practice F9

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

Questions

Which chords does Fame by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 36. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Fame by David Bowie in?

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

How hard is Fame to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (36), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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