# Time – David Bowie: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpdim7), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [C9](https://pianokitty.com/c/C9), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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

## 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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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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