# '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.

## Chords in the song

[Fm6/Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm6), [Bb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Fdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fdim7), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [F/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb7/Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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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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