# Underground – David Bowie: piano chords

Underground by David Bowie uses 14 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Bbadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpadd9), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G F Cmaj7 D G F Cmaj7 D
- Verse 1: G C G C G F C G C G C G F C Cm Am D Am D Am D Am D G G7 Em D C G F C Eb Bb C Ab Bbadd9
- Chorus 1: C F C7 F C7 F C7 F C7 F C7 F C7 F C7 F C G F Cmaj7 D

## Questions

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

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Underground 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 Underground to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (14), 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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