# Stay – David Bowie: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[A9](https://pianokitty.com/c/A9), [G9](https://pianokitty.com/c/G9), [C9](https://pianokitty.com/c/C9), [F9](https://pianokitty.com/c/F9), [Em11](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em11), [D/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Fmaj9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj9), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## 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

## 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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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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