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Aden Foyer – The Ballet Girl Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Gb Ebm Ab Fm

[Verse 1]
Bbm
She works at a bar
               Ebm
But she's too young to have a drink
Ab                          Db
Paying for her mother's alcohol

And colored pills
Bbm
Never see her father
        Ebm
But he taught her the ballet
     Ab
One night she packed her
                Db
bags and ran away

[Pre-Chorus]
          Gb
(Ohh, ohh)
                Ebm           Ab
Oh, now she's dancing alone (mhm)
              Fm                Gb
Toes bleeding out on the floor (mhm)
                Ebm           Ab
Oh, now she's dancing alone (mhm)
                Db            Gb
As she moves adagio (Whoa, oh oh)

[Chorus]
                   Ebm
She's beauty and grace
                      Ab
She's floating on stage
               Fm
Her happiest days
                      Gb
With a smile on her face
                Ebm
Her memory stained
                    Ab
By the songs on replay
     Fm
And now she's dancing
    Gb Ebm Ab Fm
alone

[Post-Chorus]
Gb Ebm Ab
Ooh
     Fm                 Bbm
And now she's dancing alone

[Verse 2]
 Bbm                Ebm
Fetishised by every man in town
 Ab                Db
Roses fill the opera (oh oh oh)
 Bbm                 Ebm
Hypnotized when the curtain falls
       Ab                 Db
She’s always safe in the applause

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[Pre-Chorus]
          Gb
(Ohh, ohh)
                Ebm           Ab
Oh, now she's dancing alone (mhm)
              Fm                Gb
Toes bleeding out on the floor (mhm)
                Ebm           Ab
Oh, now she's dancing alone (mhm)
                Db            Gb
As she moves adagio (Whoa, oh oh)

[Chorus]
                   Ebm
She's beauty and grace
                      Ab
She's floating on stage
               Fm
Her happiest days
                      Gb
With a smile on her face
                Ebm
Her memory stained
                    Ab
By the songs on replay
     Fm
And now she's dancing
    Gb Ebm Ab Fm
alone

[Post-Chorus]
Gb Ebm Ab
Ooh
     Fm                  Gb
And now she's dancing alone

[Bridge]
                Ebm           Ab
Oh, now she's dancing alone (mhm)
              Fm                Gb
Toes bleeding out on the floor (mhm)
                Ebm           Ab
Oh, now she's dancing alone (mhm)
                Db            Gb
As she moves adagio (Whoa, oh oh)

[Chorus]
                   Ebm
She's beauty and grace
                      Ab
She's floating on stage
               Fm
Her happiest days
                      Gb
With a smile on her face
                Ebm
Her memory stained
                    Ab
By the songs on replay
     Fm
And now she's dancing
    Gb Ebm Ab Fm
alone

[Post-Chorus]
Gb Ebm Ab
Ooh
     Fm
And now she's dancing
   Gb Ebm Ab Fm
alone (ooh)

How to play The Ballet Girl: key, chords and progression

These are The Ballet Girl chords by Aden Foyer on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

The Ballet Girl by Aden Foyer sits in D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭), and you need 6 chords to play it: Gb, Ebm, Ab, Fm, Bbm and Db.

Listen for Gb – Ebm – Ab – Fm (IV – ii – V – iii in D♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – reh – soh – mi. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes F, Dm, G, Em, Am, C (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Gb chord on guitar (244322) — G♭G♭ B♭ D♭

Ebm chord on guitar (x68876) — E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321) — B♭mB♭ D♭ F

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The Ballet Girl chords: questions

What key is The Ballet Girl in?

The Ballet Girl by Aden Foyer is in the key of D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in The Ballet Girl?

The Ballet Girl uses 6 chords: Gb, Ebm, Ab, Fm, Bbm, Db.

What is the chord progression of The Ballet Girl?

The main progression is Gb – Ebm – Ab – Fm (IV – ii – V – iii).

Is The Ballet Girl easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes F, Dm, G, Em, Am, C (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

How to play The Ballet Girl: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

The Ballet Girl chords: questions

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