Bruno Mars – Something Serious Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Bruno Mars – Something Serious Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAm7DDm7Bm7E7E

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These are Something Serious chords by Bruno Mars for Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
Am7 D Am7 D
Am7 D Am7 D
Am7 D Am7 D
Am7 D Am7 D

[Chorus]
              Am7        D Am7
Ooh, I got it bad for ya
       D           Am7   D Am7
You've got to understand
D                Dm7
You should be my boo thang,
 my boo thang
                 Am7  D Am7
I should be your mans
      D                  
Girl, don’t you want that
 Am7        D Am7
 real love?
     D                Am7  D Am7
I'll always have your back
D                   Dm7
Don't you want some pretty 
babies? Pretty babies?
                 Am7  D Am7
I could give you that

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[Refrain]
     Bm7
Us together (Oh-oh-oh)
     E7
Us together (Somethin’ light)
Something serious
Am7
Yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah)

[Instrument]
Am7 D Am7 D
Am7 D Am7 D
Am7 D Am7 D
Am7 D Am7 D

[Chorus]
              Am7        
Ooh, I got it bad for ya 
      D           Am7
(Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
       D           Am7  
You've got to understand
       D           Am7
 (Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
     D                Dm7
Ooh, you should be my boo 
thang, my boo thang
                 Am7  
I should be your mans 
      D           Am7
(Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
                 D        
Now, don't you—? Don't you 
           Am7      
want that real love?
        D           Am7
 (Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
           D               
Girl, I'll always have your
 Am7        D          
 back (Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
D                   Dm7
Don't you want some pretty,
 brown little babies?
                 Am7 
I could give you that 
       D           Am7
(Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
              D
You know I can

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[Refrain]
     Bm7
Us together
     E7
Us together (Somethin' light)

Something serious
Am7
Yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah)

[Bridge]
Bm7 E Bm7 E
Bm7 E Bm7 E
Am7 D Am7 D
Am7 D Am7 D

Ooh, yeah

[Refrain]
     Bm7
Us together
     E7
Us together (Somethin' light)

Something serious
Am7
Yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah)

[Outro]
Am7      D           Am7
   (Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
     D       Am7     D   
I’ll be there  (Ooh, yeah,
        Am7
 yeah, yeah)
             D        Am7 
Say that you need me, girl
       D           Am7
 (Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
             D        Am7 
Say that you want me, baby
       D           Am7
 (Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
              D           
Come on, come on, come on,
 Am7              D           Am7
 baby, yeah (Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
              D            Am7  
Come on, come on, come on, baby, 
            D           Am7
yeah (Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
            D    Am7       
Let’s talk about me and you 
       D           Am7
(Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
      D            Am7
Talk about you and me 
      D           Am7
(Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Watch: Bruno Mars - Something Serious [Official Audio]

From Bruno Mars on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Something Serious: key, chords and progression

Something Serious by Bruno Mars keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 6 chords: Am7, D, Dm7, Bm7, E7 and E.

The backbone of the song is D – Am7 – D – Dm7 (V – ii7 – V – v7 in G major). In solfa, that is soh – reh – soh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C
Bm7 chord on guitar (x24232)
Bm7B D F♯ A
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

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Something Serious chords: questions

What key is Something Serious in?

Something Serious by Bruno Mars is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Something Serious?

Something Serious uses 6 chords: Am7, D, Dm7, Bm7, E7, E.

What is the chord progression of Something Serious?

The main progression is D – Am7 – D – Dm7 (V – ii7 – V – v7).

Is Something Serious easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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