David Bowie

Golden Years – David Bowie: piano chords

Golden Years by David Bowie uses 9 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A#dim F# E D Bm Bm7 G C A

Chord sheet

A#dim F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E D Bm D Bm F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E D Bm7 D Bm7 G C A A#dim Bm7 F# E F# E F# E F# E D Bm7 D Bm7 F# E D Bm7 D Bm7 G C A A#dim Bm7

Chords on the piano

A#dim

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭E — chord toneE
A♯C♯E
Practice A#dim

F#

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

E

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

D

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

Bm

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

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

G

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

C

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

A

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

Questions

Which chords does Golden Years by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Golden Years 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 Golden Years to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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