David Bowie

Stay – David Bowie: piano chords

Stay by David Bowie uses 9 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

A9 G9 C9 F9 Em11 D/E E Fmaj9 G

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A9 G9 A9 G9 A9 G9 A9 G9

Verse 1

A9 C9 F9

Verse 2

G9 A9 C9 F9

Chorus 1

A9 Em11 D/E E Fmaj9 G A9

Interlude 1

G9 A9 G9 A9 G9 A9 G9

Verse 3

A9 C9 F9

Chorus 2

A9 Em11 D/E E Fmaj9 G A9

Outro 1

G9 A9 G9 A9 G9 A9 G9

Chords on the piano

A9

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
AC♯EGB
Practice A9

G9

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
GBDFA
Practice G9

C9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
CEGA♯D
Practice C9

F9

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
FACD♯G
Practice F9

Em11

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
EGBDF♯A
Practice Em11

D

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

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Fmaj9

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
FACEG
Practice Fmaj9

G

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

Questions

Which chords does Stay by David Bowie use?

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

What key is Stay by David Bowie in?

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

How hard is Stay to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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