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I Can't Give Everything Away – David Bowie: piano chords

I Can't Give Everything Away by David Bowie uses 6 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

F major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

F Dm Bb7 F Dm Bdim7 Bb7 F Dm Bbmaj9 F Dm Bdim7 Bb7 F Dm Bbmaj9 F Dm Bdim7 Bb7 F Bdim7 Bbmaj9 F Dm Bdim7 Bb7 F Dm Bbmaj9 F Dm Bdim7 Bb7 F Dm Bbmaj9 F Dm7

Chords on the piano

F

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

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

A#7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯DFG♯
Practice A#7

Bdim7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF — chord toneFG♯ — chord toneG♯
BDFG♯
Practice Bdim7

A#maj9

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
A♯DFAC
Practice A#maj9

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

Questions

Which chords does I Can't Give Everything Away by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I Can't Give Everything Away by David Bowie in?

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

How hard is I Can't Give Everything Away to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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