Blink-182 – Quarantine Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Blink-182 – Quarantine Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

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This is the chords of Quarantine by Blink-182 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

 

[Intro]
F#5 F#5  2x
F#m D E E  2x

[Verse]
  F#5                  D5 
I guess I'm blessed to be 
           E5
so fcking bored
                     F#5    
And hiding from this phantom
      D5
 antigen
                   E5
That wants to send us to 
the morgue

[Chorus]
      F#m  D             E
Quarantine,  fck this disease
     F#m               D      
I'd rather be on Star Tours or
       E
 stuck at the DMV
       F#m  D             E
Quarantine,  no, not for me
   F#m                    
I thought that things were 
               E
 fcked up in 2019, fck quarantine

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     F#m             D     
Some people hit the bottle, 
       E
some people hit the books
      F#m                D    
Some people storm The Capitol,
       E
 some second guess parenthood
F#m                       D
 It'll disappear in April, just
  like a miracle
E
 We don't need social distance,
  we don't need old people
F#m                          D
 So throw the shop doors open 
 and save our economy
E
 We don't need ICU beds or PPE

[Chorus]
      F#m   D             E
Quarantine,   fuck this disease
    F#m                D      
I'd rather watch some magic or 
      E
do press in Germany
      F#m   D             E
Quarantine,  no, not for me
   F#m                      D    
I thought that things were fcked
        E
 up in 2019, fuck quarantine

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[Bridge]
F#m
It'll disappear in April, 
just like a miracle
F
 We don't need social distance,
  we don't need old people
F#m
 So throw the shop doors open, 
 save our economy
A
 We don't need ICU beds,
  we don't need PPE
F#m F F#m A 

[Chorus]
       F#m  D              E
Quarantine,   fck this disease
    F#m            D         
I'm never shaking hands again 
            E
and don't kiss me on the cheek
           F#m
Fuck quarantine

How to play Quarantine: key, chords and progression

Quarantine by Blink-182 is built around F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), with 8 chords in all: F#5, F#m, D, E, D5, E5, F and A.

The backbone of the song is F#m – D – E – F#m (i – VI – VII – i in F♯ minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes E5, Em, C, D, C5, D5, Eb, G (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#5 chord on guitar (244xxx)
F♯5F♯ C♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D5 chord on guitar (xx023x)
D5D A
E5 chord on guitar (022xxx)
E5E B
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Quarantine chords: questions

What key is Quarantine in?

Quarantine by Blink-182 is centred on F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Quarantine?

Quarantine uses 8 chords: F#5, F#m, D, E, D5, E5, F, A.

What is the chord progression of Quarantine?

The main progression is F#m – D – E – F#m (i – VI – VII – i).

Is Quarantine easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes E5, Em, C, D, C5, D5, Eb, G (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo).

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