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Wild Is the Wind – David Bowie: piano chords

Wild Is the Wind by David Bowie uses 11 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Am Am7/G F Dm G E Dm7 C Cadd9 E7 Em

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Am Am7/G F Dm F G E Am Dm Am Dm Dm7 G C Cadd9 Am E Am Dm Am Dm Dm7 G C Cadd9 Am E E7 C Am F Dm E Am Am7/G F G F Em Dm Am Dm Am Dm Dm7 G C Cadd9 Am E E7 C Am F Dm E Am Am7/G F G F Em Dm Am Dm Am Dm Dm7 G C Cadd9 Am Am7/G F Dm F G E

Outro 1

Am Am7/G F Dm F G E Am

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Am

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

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

F

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

Dm

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

G

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

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

C

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

Cadd9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGD — chord toneD
CEGD
Practice Cadd9

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

Questions

Which chords does Wild Is the Wind by David Bowie use?

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

What key is Wild Is the Wind by David Bowie in?

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

How hard is Wild Is the Wind 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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