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Space Oddity – David Bowie: piano chords

Space Oddity by David Bowie uses 13 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C E7 F Fm E Fmaj7 Em Bb Am G A D D7/F#

Chord sheet

Verse 1

C E7 F Fm C F Fm C F C E F Fm C F Fm C F

Chorus 1

Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7 Em Bb Am G F

Instrumental 1

C F G A C F G A Fmaj7 Em A C D Fmaj7 G A C D

Verse 2

C E F Fm C F Fm C F

Bridge 1

G E7 C Am D7/F# C G Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7 Em Bb Am G F

Instrumental 2

C F G A C F G A

Outro 1

Fmaj7 Em A C D

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

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

E7

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

F

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

Fm

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
FG♯C
Practice Fm

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Am

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

G

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

A

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

D

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

Questions

Which chords does Space Oddity by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Space Oddity 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 Space Oddity to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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