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'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore – David Bowie: piano chords

'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore by David Bowie uses 11 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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F major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Fm6/Ab Bb7 F C Dm Fdim7 Gm7 F/A Bb7/Ab Am F7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Fm6/Ab Bb7 F C Dm Fdim7 Gm7 F C Dm Fdim7

Instrumental 1

Fm6/Ab F/A C Dm Gm7 F C Dm

Instrumental 2

Fm6/Ab Bb7/Ab F C Dm Fdim7 Gm7 F C Dm Fdim7 F/A

Outro 1

C Am Fdim7 Fm6/Ab Bb7/Ab F7

Chords on the piano

Fm6

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

A#7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯DFG♯
Practice A#7

F

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

C

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

Dm

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

Fdim7

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
FG♯BD
Practice Fdim7

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

Am

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

F7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
FACD♯
Practice F7

Questions

Which chords does 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore by David Bowie in?

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

How hard is 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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