Aïrto – Tears Chord Progression & Tabs on Piano, Guitar, Keyboard and Ukulele

Aïrto – Tears Chord Progression & Tabs on Piano, Guitar, Keyboard and Ukulele

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THIS IS THE CHORD PROGRESSION AND TAB OF Tears BY airto ON PIANO, GUITAR KEYBOARD AND UKULELE.

E
Tip toe over landmines
B
Falling for the last time
C#m A E
Over me, over you

E
Sunshine’s a cold war
B
Love strong from a high heart
C#m A E
Crushing me, crushing you

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C#m B
Baby I’m still wounded from the last fight
A B
Tonight the walls are high, I’m scared
C#m B
Love, please surrender cos’ my heart is blind
A Am
And I’m to weak to climb your fear

E G#m
You raise the picture save the frame
C#m
We’ve been painting with tears on the brush, tears on the brush
A E
Tears only seem to colour pain

E G#m
This picture will never change, no
C#m
No more painting with tears on the brush, tears on the brush
A E
Tears only seem to colour pain

E
Crying wicks on a wildfire
B
Only made the flames higher
C#m A E
Burning me, burning you

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E
Facing a new nightmare
B
Wake up if you still care
C#m A E
About me, about you

C#m B
Love, please surrender cos’ my heart is blind
A Am
And I’m to weak to climb your fear

E G#m
You raise the picture save the frame
C#m
We’ve been painting with tears on the brush, tears on the brush
A
Tears only seem to colour pain

E G#m
This picture will never change, no
C#m
No more painting with tears on the brush, tears on the brush
A E F#m A
Tears only seem to colour pain
B C#m A
Colour pain
E F#m A
Tears colour pain
B C#m A
Colour pain

E F#m A
You raised the picture save the frame
B C#m A
Tears only colour pain
E F#m A
Oh this picture will never change
B C#m A
Tears only colour pain

E
Tip toe over landmines
B
Falling for the last time
C#m A E
Over me, over you

How to play Tears: key, chords and progression

Tears by Aïrto keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 7 chords: E, B, C#m, A, Am, G#m and F#m.

Listen for B – C#m – A – E (V – vi – IV – I in E major), a rotation of the “four-chord” pop progression (I–V–vi–IV): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – lah – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, G, Am, F, Fm, Em, Dm (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Tears chords: questions

What key is Tears in?

Tears by Aïrto is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Tears?

Tears uses 7 chords: E, B, C#m, A, Am, G#m, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Tears?

The main progression is B – C#m – A – E (V – vi – IV – I), a rotation of the “four-chord” pop progression (I–V–vi–IV).

Is Tears easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, G, Am, F, Fm, Em, Dm (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo).

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