# 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.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/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
- 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

## 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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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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