# Fame – David Bowie: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [F#9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp9), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [D/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am9), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D9](https://pianokitty.com/c/D9), [F9](https://pianokitty.com/c/F9), [Am6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am6), [D/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Gsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus2), [Fm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [A#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm7), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [D#9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp9), [D#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp7), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [F/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Am7/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [A/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Gadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gadd9)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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

## 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.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=G6+F%239+G+G6+F7+Bm+D%2FC+C+Am9+D+G+D9+G+F9+Bm+D%2FC+Am6+D9+G+D9+D%2FG+Gsus2+Fm7+G+Am+A%23m7+Cm7+C%23+G%23+D%23+G%23+D%23+G%23+D%23+G%23+D%23+G%23+D%23+C%23+D%23+Cm+D%23+D%239+D%237+Fm7+G+C+Bm7+E7+Am7+D7+F%2FG+E+Am7%2FD+D7+D%2FG+G+F9+Bm+D%2FC+Am6+D9+Gsus2+D9+D%2FG+G+A%2FG+G%2FB+F7+Bm7+B+F+F9+D%23+Gadd9&seq=inOrder&title=David+Bowie+-+Fame)

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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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