Chords of: Changes [Official Lyric Video] by: David Bowie. (Cmaj7, F, C, Dm7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Changes [Official Lyric Video]” by David Bowie is in C Major and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 154 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, F, C, Dm7.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → C# → Dm7 → Eb7 → F7 → Dmaj7 → F7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:30 | 15% |
| C | 0:25 | 12% |
| Dm7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| G | 0:15 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| Em7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| F7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| D | 0:10 | 5% |
Cmaj7 – C# – Dm7 – Eb7 – F7 – Dmaj7 – B7 – F7 – D – A6 – F7 – C – Em7 – F – Gmaj7 – F – C – Em – Em7b5 – Fmaj7 – G – C#dim – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – Em7 – Ebm7 – Dm7 – G – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – Em7 – Ebm7 – Dm7 – G – F – Cmaj7 – Am – G6 – F – Fmaj7 – D – G – F – Cmaj7 – Am – G6 – F – Eaug – …
