Alessia Cara – I Dont Want To Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Alessia Cara – I Dont Want To Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsEF#B/D#BC#mF#7C#7

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This is the chord progression of I Dont Want To by Alessia Cara on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
E                                             F#                                                 B/D#
You went and turned the red flag white, darling, and you waved it
E                                             F#
You’ve always had a way with words
B
Why can’t you explain it then?
E                       F#                                             B/D#
I see your face in everyone, baby, and I hate it
E                                             F#                                             B
Who would have ever thought I’d have to erase it? Uh

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m                       F#7                                             B/D#
Every little thing is reminding me of you
E                       F#                                             B
Yes, I’ll set fire to my whole room (Ah, ah, ah)

[Chorus]
E                                             F#                       B
I don’t want to let it show, but I still love you
E                       F#                                             B
And how do I let you know if I can’t call you?
E                                                                   F#
And I don’t want to be alone another night
B/D#                       C#7
I don’t want to feel this blue
E                       F#                       B
How do I let you go if I don’t want to?

[Verse 2]
E                                             F#                       B/D#
I double take at every phone that rings out of habit
E                                             F#                                             B
I can’t shake the little things, they’re harder to manage, woah
E                       F#                       B/D#                       C#7
I can’t bury the past, but I’ll bury the hatchet
E                                             F#                       B
Can we just pretend that this never happened? Yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m                       F#7                       B/D#
Every little thing is reminding me of you
E                                             F#                       B
Guess I’ll set fire to my whole room (Ah, ah, ah)

[Chorus]
E                                             F#                       B
I don’t want to let it show, but I still love you
E                       F#                                             B
And how do I let you know if I can’t call you?
E                                             F#
And I don’t want to be alone another night
B/D#                       C#7
I don’t want to feel this blue
E                       F#                       B
How do I let you go if I don’t want to?

[Bridge]
E
So what are you doing tonight?
F#                                                                   B
‘Cause I miss you and I, and I can’t even lie, I need you
E                                                                                         F#
I could get on a flight, I could make up the time
B
I know I’m out of line, can I see you?

[Chorus]
E                       F#                                             B
I don’t want to let it show, but I still love you
E                                             F#                       B
And how do I let you know if I can’t call you?
E                                                                   F#
And I don’t want to be alone another night
B/D#                       C#7
I don’t want to feel this blue
E                       F#                       B
How do I let you go if I don’t want to?
C#7                       E                       F#                       B
Baby, how do I let you go if I don’t want to?
C#7                       E                       F#
How do I let you go if I don’t want to?

How to play I Dont Want To: key, chords and progression

To play I Dont Want To by Alessia Cara, think in B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). It takes 7 chords: E, F#, B/D#, B, C#m, F#7 and C#7.

Most of the song cycles through E – F# – B – E (IV – V – I – IV in B major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, D, G, Am, D7, A7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 17% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
F#7 chord on guitar (242322)
F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
C#7 chord on guitar (x46464)
C♯7C♯ E♯ G♯ B

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I Dont Want To chords: questions

What key is I Dont Want To in?

I Dont Want To by Alessia Cara is in the key of B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in I Dont Want To?

I Dont Want To uses 7 chords: E, F#, B/D#, B, C#m, F#7, C#7.

What is the chord progression of I Dont Want To?

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

Is I Dont Want To easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, D, G, Am, D7, A7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 17% without a capo).

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