# Holy Holy – David Bowie: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [E/D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj)

## 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

## 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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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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