David Bowie

Valentine's Day – David Bowie: piano chords

Valentine's Day by David Bowie uses 7 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D Bm F#m A F#7 G Em

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D Bm F#m A D Bm F#m F#7

Verse 1

D Bm F#m A D Bm F#m F#7 G D G D G D Em A G D G D G

Chorus 1

D Em A Bm A G

Verse 2

D Bm F#m A D Bm F#m F#7 G D G D G D Em A Bm

Verse 3

A G F#7 Bm A G F#7 Bm A G F#7 Bm A G F#7 Bm

Chords on the piano

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

F#7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯A♯C♯E
Practice F#7

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Questions

Which chords does Valentine's Day by David Bowie use?

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

What key is Valentine's Day by David Bowie in?

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

How hard is Valentine's Day 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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