David Bowie

Rubber Band – David Bowie: piano chords

Rubber Band by David Bowie uses 16 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Am F F# D7 G F D Am F D7/F# G F D Am D Am D G Am C G Am F F# D7 G F D Bm G E7 Ab E7 Ab A G E D B D B D B D B D B D B C#m A F#7 Ab C#m F#7 Ab Bm A F#

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

F

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

F#

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

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

G

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

D

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

Bm

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

G#

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

A

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

B

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

Questions

Which chords does Rubber Band by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Rubber Band by David Bowie in?

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

How hard is Rubber Band to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (16), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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