David Bowie

Time – David Bowie: piano chords

Time by David Bowie uses 12 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Em Em7 F C Em F C Em F C C#dim7 Dm C C9 F D C C/B Am G F D/F# G C C/B Am G F D/F# G C C/B Am G F D/F# G Em F C Em F C C#dim7 Dm C C9 F D C C/B Am G F D/F# G C C/B Am G F D/F# G C C/B Am G F D/F# G C C/B Am G F D/F# G C C/B Am G F D/F# G C C/B Am G F D/F# G

Chords on the piano

Em

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

Em7

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

C

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

C#dim7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneGA♯ — chord toneA♯
C♯EGA♯
Practice C#dim7

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

C9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
CEGA♯D
Practice C9

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

G

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

Questions

Which chords does Time by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Time 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 Time to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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