# Seven – David Bowie: piano chords

Seven by David Bowie uses 9 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C F C G
- Verse 1: C G Am Am/G F C G Am Am/G F Ab Am Ab F C G Am Am/G F
- Instrumental 1: C G Am Am/G F
- Verse 2: C G Am Am/G F C G Am Am/G F Ab Am Ab F C G Am Am/G F
- Instrumental 2: C G Am Am/G F
- Bridge 1: D G E Am G/B C G Am Am/G F C F C G
- Verse 3: C G Am Am/G F C G Am Am/G F Ab Am Ab F C G Am Am/G F C G Am Am/G F
- Outro 1: C F C G C F C G C F C G

## Questions

### Which chords does Seven by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Seven by David Bowie in?

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

### How hard is Seven to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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