David Bowie

This Is Not America – David Bowie: piano chords

This Is Not America by David Bowie uses 20 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Em Bm/D Cmaj7 Em6/C# F#m7 Gmaj7 Em7 Am7 Bm Bm7 Fm Cm7/D# Fm6/D Gm7 C#maj7 G#maj7 A#m7 D E Cm7

Chord sheet

Em Bm/D Cmaj7 Em6/C# F#m7 Gmaj7 Em7 Am7 Bm Bm7 Em Fm Cm7/D# Fm6/D Gm7 C#maj7 G#maj7 A#m7 D E Em Bm/D Cmaj7 Bm/D Em7 Bm/D Cmaj7 Bm/D Cmaj7 Em Bm/D Cmaj7 Bm/D Em Bm/D Cmaj7 Bm/D Em Bm/D Em6/C# F#m7 Gmaj7 Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm Bm7 Em6/C# Cmaj7 Bm7 Em Bm/D Em6/C# Bm/D Fm Cm7/D# C#maj7 Cm7/D# Fm Cm7/D# C#maj7 Cm7/D# Fm Cm7/D# C#maj7 Cm7/D# Fm Cm7/D# C#maj7 Cm7/D# Cmaj7 Fm Cm7/D# Fm6/D Gm7 G#maj7 Fm C#maj7 A#m7 Cm7 Fm6/D Fm C#maj7 Cm7 Fm Cm7/D# C#maj7 Cm7/D# Fm Cm7/D# C#maj7 Cm7/D# Fm Cm7/D# C#maj7 Cm7/D#

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Em

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Em6

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBC♯ — chord toneC♯
EGBC♯
Practice Em6

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

Fm

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
FG♯C
Practice Fm

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

Fm6

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneCD — chord toneD
FG♯CD
Practice Fm6

C#maj7

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
C♯FG♯C
Practice C#maj7

Questions

Which chords does This Is Not America by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 20. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is This Is Not America by David Bowie in?

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

How hard is This Is Not America to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (20), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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