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Love Is Lost – David Bowie: piano chords

Love Is Lost by David Bowie uses 8 chords in Bb minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

Bb minor Difficulty: easy

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Bbm Bbm/G# Bbm/F# Bbm Bbm/G# Bbm/F# Bbm Bbm/G# Bbm/F# Bbm Bbm/G# Bbm/F# Bbm Bbm/G# Bbm/F# Bbm E F# G#m B E F# G#m A Bbm Bbm/G# Bbm/F# Bbm Bbm/G# Bbm/F# Bbm Bbm/G# Bbm/F# Bbm Bbm/G# Bbm/F#

Chords on the piano

A#m

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

E

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

F#

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

G#m

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

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

A

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

Questions

Which chords does Love Is Lost by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Love Is Lost by David Bowie in?

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

How hard is Love Is Lost to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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