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Astronomy Domine – Pink Floyd: piano chords

Astronomy Domine by Pink Floyd uses 11 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E D# E6 F G G# A F# D E7 Dm

Chord sheet

Verse 1

E D# E6 F E6 D# G G# A G# G F# F E D# D A G# G F# F E D# D D D# E E D# G A E D# G A E F E D# G A E D# G A

Verse 2

E7 D# G G# A G# G F# F E D# D A G# G F# F E D# D

Verse 3

Dm D Dm D Dm D Dm D

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

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

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

E6

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBC♯ — chord toneC♯
EG♯BC♯
Practice E6

F

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

G

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

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

A

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

F#

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

D

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

Dm

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

Questions

Which chords does Astronomy Domine by Pink Floyd use?

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

What key is Astronomy Domine by Pink Floyd in?

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

How hard is Astronomy Domine to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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