# Heroes – David Bowie: piano chords

Heroes by David Bowie uses 5 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G
- Verse 1: C G C D Em C G D G C G C D Em C G D G
- Chorus 1: C G C G C G C G C G B7 Em C G D G C G C D Em C G D G
- Chorus 2: C G C G C G C G C G B7 Em C G D G
- Bridge 1: D C G D C G D C G D C D
- Verse 2: G C G C D Em C G D G
- Chorus 3: C G C G C G C G C G B7 Em C G D G

## Questions

### Which chords does Heroes by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Heroes 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 Heroes to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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