Jan182020

Alec Benjamin – Demons Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Demons by Alec Benjamin on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Chorus]
Db Eb
I’ve got all these demons hiding underneath
Fm Eb Db
Nobody can see them, nobody but me, and you’re the reason
Eb Fm
The only thing that keeps me from diving off the deep end
Eb Db Eb Fm Eb
Because I’ve got all these demons, demons, demons, mhm

[Verse 1]
Db Eb
Well, at first I thought I had to bear this weight by myself
Fm Eb
But when my knees were getting weak and I was in need of help
Db Eb Fm Eb
You were there to take away the pain that I felt, mhm
Db Eb Fm Eb
You are the only one that gave me hope
Db Eb Fm Eb
You’re the only one who really knows

[Verse 2]
Db Eb
For a moment I thought maybe I was doing alright
Fm Eb
So I took your love for granted and I left you behind
Db Eb Fm Eb
And I just didn’t understand, you kept me alive, mhm
Db Eb Fm Eb
You forgave me and you gave me hope
Db Eb Fm Eb
Still you’re the only one who really knows

[Bridge]
Db Eb
It’s you, you pull me through it on the days when I have doubts
Fm Eb
Even when I turned my back on you, you never let me down
Db Eb
And even when I hit the bottom, no, you didn’t let me drown
Fm Eb
No, oh

How to play Demons: key, chords and progression

Demons by Alec Benjamin is written in F minor (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭) and moves through 3 chords: Db, Eb and Fm.

Most of the song cycles through Db – Eb – Fm – Eb (VI – VII – i – VII in F minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.