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Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) – David Bowie: piano chords

Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) by David Bowie uses 10 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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G major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Em G A7 Cm Eb Ab A Bb B C

Chord sheet

Em G Em G Em G Em G Em G Em G A7 Cm G Eb G Ab A Bb B G Ab A Bb B G C G C G

Chords on the piano

Em

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

G

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

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

A

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

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

C

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

Questions

Which chords does Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) 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 Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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