Alan Parsons – Don’t Fade Now Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Alan Parsons – Don’t Fade Now Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEBAE/G#BsusF#m7C#m7DA/C#F#/A#D#m7D#mF#B11/A

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[Intro]
E  B  A  B   (x4)

[Verse 1]
   E           B
If I leave the path,
          A           B
will you show me the way?
     E
Been stuck on this
 B        A        B
road for too many days
E/G#    B
All the future feels
  A             B
 just like the past
    A
I'm thinking it's
             Bsus
 time that I asked

[Pre-Chorus]
E         B
How is it somehow
   A          B
I got left behind?
     E         B
With all the adventures
  F#m7     B
 I had in mind
  E             B
A heart full of dreams
        C#m7   B
while I was asleep
    A
Are promises
            Bsus
I'll never keep

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[Chorus]
D          A/C#
Don't fade now
B        F#/A#
 Best surprise
A           E/G#
 Is you're alive
D          A/C#
Don't fade now
B      F#/A#
 The unknown
A            E/G#
 Is your new home

[Break]
E  B  A  B  (x2)

[Verse 2]
   E          B
If I make you smile,
          A
 will you tell me
      B
 your name?
E            B
I'll be your friend if
         A              B
there's sun or there's rain
E/G#    B
I don't know if
         A           B
there's peace to be found
    A
But there's no
           Bsus
turning 'round

[Pre-Chorus]
E         B
While I'm walking
      A        B
this mystical land
     E            B
Will you use your magic
     F#m7      B
 and give me a hand?
E         B
I'll be a fool if
   C#m7     B
 I try to decide
   A                 Bsus
If I'm a fool or I'm wise
[Chorus]
D          A/C#
Don't fade now
B        F#/A#
 Best surprise
A           E/G#
 Is you're alive
D          A/C#
Don't fade now
B      F#/A#
 The unknown
A            E/G#
 Is your new home


[Bridge]
D#m7
Young minds don't know
 they're blind
 (Know they're blind)
    E
The sinking ship
(Sinking ship)
      C#m7
Won't change their mind
(Change your mind)
D#m7
Wish I knew the fog
 was mine (Setting
sailing through)
E
Sailing through the
 C#m7               D#m7
 mist of time Time

[Solo]
(D#m7) E   C#m7
  B   D#m   E    E

[Pre-Chorus]
   E           B
If I leave the path
           A           B
will you show me the way?
     E             B
Been stuck on this road
      F#m7     B
 for too many days
E         B
I'll be a fool if
   C#m7     B
I try to decide
   A                 Bsus
If I'm a fool or I'm wise

[Chorus]
D          A/C#
Don't fade now
B        F#/A#
 Best surprise
A           E/G#
 Is you're alive
D          A/C#
Don't fade now
B      F#/A#
 The unknown
A            E/G#
 Is your new home

[Outro]
D   A/C#   B
F#/A#   A   E/G#
D   A/C#   B
F#   A   E
E  B  A  B
E  B  A  B11/A
Ae

Watch: Don't Fade Now

From Alan Parsons - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Don’t Fade Now: key, chords and progression

These are Don’t Fade Now chords by Alan Parsons on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Don’t Fade Now by Alan Parsons sits in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), and you need 14 chords to play it: E, B, A, E/G#, Bsus, F#m7, C#m7, D, A/C#, F#/A#, D#m7 and D#m and 2 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – B – A – B (I – V – IV – V in E major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, A, G, Asus4, Em7, Bm7, C, E, C#m7, C#m (64% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 27% 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♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bsus4 chord on guitar (x24452)
Bsus4B E F♯
F#m7 chord on guitar (242222)
F♯m7F♯ A C♯ E
C#m7 chord on guitar (x46454)
C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
D#m7 chord on guitar (x68676)
D♯m7D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
B11 chord on guitar (x22222)
B11B F♯ A C♯ E

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Don’t Fade Now chords: questions

What key is Don’t Fade Now in?

Don’t Fade Now by Alan Parsons is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Don’t Fade Now?

Don’t Fade Now uses 14 chords: E, B, A, E/G#, Bsus, F#m7, C#m7, D, A/C#, F#/A#, D#m7, D#m and 2 more.

What is the chord progression of Don’t Fade Now?

The main progression is E – B – A – B (I – V – IV – V).

Is Don’t Fade Now easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, A, G, Asus4, Em7, Bm7, C, E, C#m7, C#m (64% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 27% without a capo).

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