# Tonight – David Bowie: piano chords

Tonight by David Bowie uses 7 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: A E F#m
- Verse 1: A E F#m A E F#m D A E D A E A E F#m A E F#m D A E D A E A E F#m A E F#m D A E D A E
- Solo 1: A E F#m A E F#m D A E D A E B F# G#m B F# G#m E B F# E B F# E B

## Questions

### Which chords does Tonight by David Bowie use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Tonight by David Bowie in?

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

### How hard is Tonight to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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