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Space Oddity Chords

David Bowie Intermediate Key of C 5 Chords 3 min read

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Capo

None

Chords

C · Em · Am · D · E

Space Oddity Chords – Guitar

David Bowie’s groundbreaking sci-fi rock ballad about Major Tom. Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Slow Space Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: This song uses unusual chord changes. Take it slow and let each chord ring out. The mood is dreamy and spacious.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Intro

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Am Am/G D

Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Verse 1

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Fmaj7 Em

Commencing countdown, engines on

Am Am/G D

Check ignition and may God’s love be with you

Verse 2

C E

This is Ground Control to Major Tom

F

You’ve really made the grade

Fm C F

And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear

Fm C F

Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare

Chorus

C E

”This is Major Tom to Ground Control

F Fm

I’m stepping through the door

C F Fm

And I’m floating in a most peculiar way

C F C

And the stars look very different today”

Bridge

Fmaj7Em Fmaj7 Em

For here am I sitting in a tin can

Fmaj7Em

Far above the world

Bb Am G F

Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do

Verse 3

C E

”Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles

F Fm

I’m feeling very still

C F Fm

And I think my spaceship knows which way to go

C F C

Tell my wife I love her very much” “She knows”

Ground Control

C E

”Ground Control to Major Tom

F Fm

Your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you…”

Bridge

Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7

”Here am I floating round my tin can

Em Fmaj7

Far above the Moon

Em Bb Am G

Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do”

FEmACDE

Practice tip: The Fmaj7 is played like a C chord but with your index finger lifted off the B string. The Am/G is an Am with G bass note on the low E string (3rd fret).

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

C · Em · Am · D · E

Space Oddity Chords – Ukulele

David Bowie’s groundbreaking sci-fi rock ballad about Major Tom. Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Slow Space Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: This song uses unusual chord changes. Take it slow and let each chord ring out. The mood is dreamy and spacious.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Intro

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Am Am/G D

Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Verse 1

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Fmaj7 Em

Commencing countdown, engines on

Am Am/G D

Check ignition and may God’s love be with you

Verse 2

C E

This is Ground Control to Major Tom

F

You’ve really made the grade

Fm C F

And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear

Fm C F

Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare

Chorus

C E

”This is Major Tom to Ground Control

F Fm

I’m stepping through the door

C F Fm

And I’m floating in a most peculiar way

C F C

And the stars look very different today”

Bridge

Fmaj7Em Fmaj7 Em

For here am I sitting in a tin can

Fmaj7Em

Far above the world

Bb Am G F

Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do

Verse 3

C E

”Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles

F Fm

I’m feeling very still

C F Fm

And I think my spaceship knows which way to go

C F C

Tell my wife I love her very much” “She knows”

Ground Control

C E

”Ground Control to Major Tom

F Fm

Your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you…”

Bridge

Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7

”Here am I floating round my tin can

Em Fmaj7

Far above the Moon

Em Bb Am G

Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do”

FEmACDE

Practice tip: The Fmaj7 is played like a C chord but with your index finger lifted off the B string. The Am/G is an Am with G bass note on the low E string (3rd fret).

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

C · Em · Am · D · E

Space Oddity Chords – Piano

David Bowie’s groundbreaking sci-fi rock ballad about Major Tom. Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Slow Space Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song uses unusual chord changes. Take it slow and let each chord ring out. The mood is dreamy and spacious.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Intro

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Am Am/G D

Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Verse 1

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Fmaj7 Em

Commencing countdown, engines on

Am Am/G D

Check ignition and may God’s love be with you

Verse 2

C E

This is Ground Control to Major Tom

F

You’ve really made the grade

Fm C F

And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear

Fm C F

Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare

Chorus

C E

”This is Major Tom to Ground Control

F Fm

I’m stepping through the door

C F Fm

And I’m floating in a most peculiar way

C F C

And the stars look very different today”

Bridge

Fmaj7Em Fmaj7 Em

For here am I sitting in a tin can

Fmaj7Em

Far above the world

Bb Am G F

Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do

Verse 3

C E

”Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles

F Fm

I’m feeling very still

C F Fm

And I think my spaceship knows which way to go

C F C

Tell my wife I love her very much” “She knows”

Ground Control

C E

”Ground Control to Major Tom

F Fm

Your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you…”

Bridge

Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7

”Here am I floating round my tin can

Em Fmaj7

Far above the Moon

Em Bb Am G

Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do”

FEmACDE

Practice tip: The Fmaj7 is played like a C chord but with your index finger lifted off the B string. The Am/G is an Am with G bass note on the low E string (3rd fret).

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

C · Em · Am · D · E

Space Oddity Chords – Banjo

David Bowie’s groundbreaking sci-fi rock ballad about Major Tom. Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Slow Space Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: This song uses unusual chord changes. Take it slow and let each chord ring out. The mood is dreamy and spacious.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Intro

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Am Am/G D

Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Verse 1

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Fmaj7 Em

Commencing countdown, engines on

Am Am/G D

Check ignition and may God’s love be with you

Verse 2

C E

This is Ground Control to Major Tom

F

You’ve really made the grade

Fm C F

And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear

Fm C F

Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare

Chorus

C E

”This is Major Tom to Ground Control

F Fm

I’m stepping through the door

C F Fm

And I’m floating in a most peculiar way

C F C

And the stars look very different today”

Bridge

Fmaj7Em Fmaj7 Em

For here am I sitting in a tin can

Fmaj7Em

Far above the world

Bb Am G F

Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do

Verse 3

C E

”Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles

F Fm

I’m feeling very still

C F Fm

And I think my spaceship knows which way to go

C F C

Tell my wife I love her very much” “She knows”

Ground Control

C E

”Ground Control to Major Tom

F Fm

Your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you…”

Bridge

Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7

”Here am I floating round my tin can

Em Fmaj7

Far above the Moon

Em Bb Am G

Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do”

FEmACDE

Practice tip: The Fmaj7 is played like a C chord but with your index finger lifted off the B string. The Am/G is an Am with G bass note on the low E string (3rd fret).

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Emtap to play

Amtap to play

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

C · Em · Am · D · E

Space Oddity Chords – Mandolin

David Bowie’s groundbreaking sci-fi rock ballad about Major Tom. Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Slow Space Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song uses unusual chord changes. Take it slow and let each chord ring out. The mood is dreamy and spacious.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Intro

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Am Am/G D

Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Verse 1

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Fmaj7 Em

Commencing countdown, engines on

Am Am/G D

Check ignition and may God’s love be with you

Verse 2

C E

This is Ground Control to Major Tom

F

You’ve really made the grade

Fm C F

And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear

Fm C F

Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare

Chorus

C E

”This is Major Tom to Ground Control

F Fm

I’m stepping through the door

C F Fm

And I’m floating in a most peculiar way

C F C

And the stars look very different today”

Bridge

Fmaj7Em Fmaj7 Em

For here am I sitting in a tin can

Fmaj7Em

Far above the world

Bb Am G F

Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do

Verse 3

C E

”Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles

F Fm

I’m feeling very still

C F Fm

And I think my spaceship knows which way to go

C F C

Tell my wife I love her very much” “She knows”

Ground Control

C E

”Ground Control to Major Tom

F Fm

Your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you…”

Bridge

Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7

”Here am I floating round my tin can

Em Fmaj7

Far above the Moon

Em Bb Am G

Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do”

FEmACDE

Practice tip: The Fmaj7 is played like a C chord but with your index finger lifted off the B string. The Am/G is an Am with G bass note on the low E string (3rd fret).

Ctap to play

Emtap to play

Amtap to play

Dtap to play

Etap to play

Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

C · Em · Am · D · E

Space Oddity Chords – Harmonica

David Bowie’s groundbreaking sci-fi rock ballad about Major Tom. Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Slow Space Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song uses unusual chord changes. Take it slow and let each chord ring out. The mood is dreamy and spacious.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Intro

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Am Am/G D

Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Verse 1

Fmaj7 Em

Ground Control to Major Tom

Fmaj7 Em

Commencing countdown, engines on

Am Am/G D

Check ignition and may God’s love be with you

Verse 2

C E

This is Ground Control to Major Tom

F

You’ve really made the grade

Fm C F

And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear

Fm C F

Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare

Chorus

C E

”This is Major Tom to Ground Control

F Fm

I’m stepping through the door

C F Fm

And I’m floating in a most peculiar way

C F C

And the stars look very different today”

Bridge

Fmaj7Em Fmaj7 Em

For here am I sitting in a tin can

Fmaj7Em

Far above the world

Bb Am G F

Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do

Verse 3

C E

”Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles

F Fm

I’m feeling very still

C F Fm

And I think my spaceship knows which way to go

C F C

Tell my wife I love her very much” “She knows”

Ground Control

C E

”Ground Control to Major Tom

F Fm

Your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom?

C F

Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you…”

Bridge

Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7

”Here am I floating round my tin can

Em Fmaj7

Far above the Moon

Em Bb Am G

Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do”

FEmACDE

Practice tip: The Fmaj7 is played like a C chord but with your index finger lifted off the B string. The Am/G is an Am with G bass note on the low E string (3rd fret).