# Rubber Band – David Bowie: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D7/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [F#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp7)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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#

## 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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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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