# The Next Day – David Bowie: piano chords

The Next Day by David Bowie uses 6 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [C#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharp7)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: G7 A7 G7 A7 E7 G7 C7 G7 C7 E7 G7 C7 G7 C7 G7 A7 G7 A7 G7 A7 Bm7 C#7 E7 G7 A7 G7 A7 E7 G7 C7 G7 C7 G7 A7 G7 A7 G7 A7 Bm7 C#7 E7

## Questions

### Which chords does The Next Day by David Bowie use?

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

### What key is The Next Day 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 The Next Day to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. 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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