David Bowie

Friday on My Mind – David Bowie: piano chords

Friday on My Mind by David Bowie uses 12 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E Em A D G B Dm C F# C#m Bm Am

Chord sheet

E Em A D Em A D G B E A Dm C E A F# B E A C#m A C#m D F# Bm D B D A E Am D G E Em A D Em A D G B E A Dm C E A F# B E A C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

A

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

D

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

G

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

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

C

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

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

Questions

Which chords does Friday on My Mind by David Bowie use?

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

What key is Friday on My Mind by David Bowie in?

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

How hard is Friday on My Mind 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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