# Modern Love – David Bowie: piano chords

Modern Love by David Bowie uses 7 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: D F#m G D A D F#m G F#m A Em A Em A
- Chorus 1: D A Em A D A Em A D
- Interlude 1: F#m Bm F#m G A D A
- Verse 2: D F#m G F#m A D F#m G F#m Dm A Em A
- Chorus 2: D A Em A D A Em A D
- Interlude 2: F#m Bm F#m G A D A D F#m Bm F#m G A D A
- Chorus 3: D A Em A D A Em A
- Outro 1: D Bm F#m G A D A D F#m Bm F#m G A D A D F#m Bm F#m G A D A

## Questions

### Which chords does Modern Love by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Modern Love by David Bowie in?

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

### How hard is Modern Love to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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