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Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) – David Bowie: piano chords

Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) by David Bowie uses 10 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E D A E7 Dsus2 C G B F#m Bm

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E D E D A

Verse 1

E7 Dsus2 E7 E Dsus2 E7 Dsus2 E7 Dsus2 E7 E D C G E

Chorus 1

B A E B A E

Bridge 1

F#m E D A

Chorus 2

E7 Dsus2 E7 Dsus2 E7 Dsus2 E7 Dsus2 E7 E D C G E

Chorus 3

B A E B A E

Show 4 more parts

Instrumental 1

D Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm

Chorus 4

B A E B A E

Instrumental 2

D Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm

Outro 1

E A E A D B E A E A D B

Chords on the piano

E

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

D

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

A

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

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

Dsus2

D — bass noteDE — chord toneEA — chord toneA
DEA
Practice Dsus2

C

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

G

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

B

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

F#m

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

Bm

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

Questions

Which chords does Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) by David Bowie in?

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

How hard is Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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