# The Jean Genie – David Bowie: piano chords

The Jean Genie by David Bowie uses 6 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Bsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bsus4), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 A Dsus4 D A Dsus4 D E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 A Dsus4 D A Dsus4 D E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 A Dsus4 D A Dsus4 D B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Bsus4 A Dsus4 D A Dsus4 D E A E A E A E A E

## Questions

### Which chords does The Jean Genie by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Jean Genie by David Bowie in?

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

### How hard is The Jean Genie to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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