David Bowie

Magic Dance – David Bowie: piano chords

Magic Dance by David Bowie uses 15 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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A minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

F Dm C A D F#m E Bm G D/C Dmaj7 B G#m F# C#m/E

Chord sheet

Verse 1

F Dm F Dm C F C F C F C F C F

Chorus 1

A D F#m E D Bm D A D F#m D Bm D G D G D G D G D

Verse 2

F Dm F Dm C F C F C F C F C F C D/C

Chorus 2

A D F#m E D Bm D A D F#m E D Bm D Dmaj7

Chorus 3

B E G#m F# E B E G#m F# E C#m/E E

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

F

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

Dm

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

C

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

A

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

D

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

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

E

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

G

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

B

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

Questions

Which chords does Magic Dance by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 15. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Magic Dance by David Bowie in?

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

How hard is Magic Dance to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (15), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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