David Bowie

Lazarus – David Bowie: piano chords

Lazarus by David Bowie uses 23 chords in Db major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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Db major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Db Gb Bbm7 Aaug Ab Abm Ebm7 Gbm7 Bbm Eb/G Adim Fdim Cm Dbm Ebm/Gb F7 Eb7 B Gaug B7 E Caug E7

Chord sheet

Chorus 1

Db Gb Bbm7 Aaug Ab Abm Ebm7 Gbm7 Db Gb Bbm Aaug Ab Abm Ebm7 Gbm7 Bbm7 Aaug Db Eb/G

Bridge 1

Ab Adim Bbm Fdim Cm Db Dbm

Verse 1

Ab Cm Ebm/Gb F7 Bbm Db Eb7 Ab Cm Ebm/Gb F7 Bbm Db Eb7 B Gaug Abm B7 E Caug Dbm E7

Chorus 2

Db Gb Bbm7 Aaug Ab Abm Ebm7 Gbm7 Db Gb Bbm Aaug Ab Abm Ebm7 Gbm7 Bbm7 Aaug Db Eb/G

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

A#m7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯C♯FG♯
Practice A#m7

Aaug

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯F — chord toneF
AC♯F
Practice Aaug

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

D#m7

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
D♯F♯A♯C♯
Practice D#m7

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

A#m

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneF
A♯C♯F
Practice A#m

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

Questions

Which chords does Lazarus by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 23. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Lazarus by David Bowie in?

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

How hard is Lazarus to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (23), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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