# Speed of Life – David Bowie: piano chords

Speed of Life by David Bowie uses 9 chords in Eb major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Ebm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Ebsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpsus4), [Dbsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpsus4), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Bridge 1: Gm Ebm Bb Eb Db C Ebsus4 Eb Dbsus4 Db Bb Ab
- Bridge 2: Gm Ebm Bb Eb Db C Ebsus4 Eb Dbsus4 Db Bb Ab

## Questions

### Which chords does Speed of Life by David Bowie use?

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

### What key is Speed of Life by David Bowie in?

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

### How hard is Speed of Life 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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