# God Only Knows – David Bowie: piano chords

God Only Knows by David Bowie uses 17 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [A9](https://pianokitty.com/c/A9), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bdim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bdim), [Ddim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Ddim), [Adim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Adim)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: F Dm Am D/C G/B Cm G/B A9 C# C G/B Am7 G F/C Dm Am D/C G/B Cm G/B A9 C# C G/B Am7 Bb C/Bb Dm Bdim C Ddim C Adim F C Dm F C Am7 G/B C G/B Am7 G/B C

## Questions

### Which chords does God Only Knows by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 17. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is God Only Knows 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 God Only Knows to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (17), 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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