Gary Numan

Cars – Gary Numan: piano chords

Cars by Gary Numan uses 6 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: easy

Chords in the song

D C# G A B F#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D C# G A D C# G A D C# G A D C# G A G B G F# G B G F#

Verse 1

A G A G

Instrumental 1

D

Intro 2

C# G A D C# G A D C# G A D C# G A G B G F# G B G F#

Verse 2

A G A G

Instrumental 2

D C# G A D C# G A D C# G A D C# G A G B G F# G B G F#

Chords on the piano

D

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

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

G

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

A

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

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

F#

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

Questions

Which chords does Cars by Gary Numan use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Cars by Gary Numan in?

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

How hard is Cars to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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