David Bowie

Holy Holy – David Bowie: piano chords

Holy Holy by David Bowie uses 11 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E E/D# C#m7 C D F G A D/C# Bm7 Bb

Chord sheet

Verse 1

E E/D# C#m7 C D E F E F C F G A G A G A C F C D A

Chorus 1

D G C F C D G A D G C F C A

Instrumental 1

G A G D G D G A G A G D G D G A

Verse 2

D D/C# Bm7 Bb C D

Chorus 2

A D G C F C D G A D G C F C A

Outro 1

G A G D G D G A G A G D G D G A G A G D G D G A G A G D G D G A G A G D

Chords on the piano

E

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

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

C

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

D

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

G

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

A

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

Bm7

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

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Questions

Which chords does Holy Holy by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Holy Holy by David Bowie in?

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

How hard is Holy Holy to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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