# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bm/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [Em6/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em6), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [Gmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj7), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Cm7/D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [Fm6/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm6), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [C#maj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj7), [G#maj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj7), [A#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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#

## 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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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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