# Space Oddity – David Bowie: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D7/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7)

## 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

## 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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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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