# Golden Years – David Bowie: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[A#dim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpdim), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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

## 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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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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