Alice Merton – Why So Serious Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Alice Merton – Why So Serious Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsFDmBbCA#C#G#BF#EmA#mD#m

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This is the chord progression of Why So Serious by Slash on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
F
When did we forget
Dm
All the crazy things that made us feel so part of it?
Dm
Our youth, so confident
Bb
We played our heartstrings
F
Not caring if it ends
F Dm
Try to learn to let go of all those things that tie you down
Dm
Get rid of it, the voice inside that tells me that
Bb
I’m scared, yeah, scared as shit
C
But I wanna let go of it now
So someone tell me

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[Chorus]
F
Why so serious?
F
Why are we so serious?
Dm
Oh, why so serious?
Dm
When did we get like this?
Bb
I still remember we weren’t grown up like this
F
Oooh, oh

[Verse 2]
F
I don’t seem to get all the things that are happening
Dm
And I can’t make sense of everything that’s inside my head
Bb F
But I keep on thinking, there’s gotta be something said
F
Oh, seems we’ve lost it
F Dm
That spark inside that tells us it’s all nonsense
Dm
Stop being so cautious
Bb C
With every mistake there comes a lesson learned
So someone tell me

[Chorus]
F
Why so serious?
F
Why are we so serious?
Dm
Oh, why so serious?
Dm
When did we get like this?
Bb
I still remember we weren’t grown up like this
F
Oooh, oh

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F
Why so serious? (Serious)
F
Why are we so serious?
Dm
Oh, why so serious? (Serious)
Dm
Can someone tell me
Bb
Did we forget about
Bb
Living with no regrets?
F
Oooh, oh

I’m lost inside the girl

[Bridge]
A#       C      C# F            G#
She can do no wrong
B                                 F#                                 F
Still she never seems to answer anymore

[Guitar solo]
Em A#m
Em A#m C# G# B F#
C# G# B F# F

[Verse 3]
D#m
Her avatar shines so bright
D#m                                                 A#
But my obsession is the darkest kind
A#
She doesn’t even know that I’m alive

[Pre Chorus]
A# C C#

[Chorus]
C#                                                 G#
And I feel that I’m lost inside the girl
B                                                 F#
When I close my eyes almost to find the words
C#                                                                 G#
Love revealed she’s a diamond, she’s a pearl
B                                                 F#
She’s a ray of light, a shot heard around the world
F#                                      C#
God I’m lost inside the girl
G#                                 B
I’m lost inside the girl
A#
I’m lost inside the girl

[Outro]
C#                                 G#
She can do no wrong
B                                                                 A#
Still she never seems to answer anymore
C#                                                 G#
She can do no wrong

B                                 A#                               D#m
Still she never seems to answer anymore

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How to play Why So Serious: key, chords and progression

Why So Serious by Alice Merton is built around E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭), with 12 chords in all: F, Dm, Bb, C, A#, C#, G#, B, F#, Em, A#m and D#m.

Most of the song cycles through F – Dm – Bb – F (II – vii – V – II in E♭ major). In solfa, that is reh – te – soh – reh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes E, C#m, A, B, C, G, Bb, F, Ebm, Am (55% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 27% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
A#m chord on guitar (x13321)
A♯mA♯ C♯ E♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯

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Why So Serious chords: questions

What key is Why So Serious in?

Why So Serious by Alice Merton is centred on E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Why So Serious?

Why So Serious uses 12 chords: F, Dm, Bb, C, A#, C#, G#, B, F#, Em, A#m, D#m.

What is the chord progression of Why So Serious?

The main progression is F – Dm – Bb – F (II – vii – V – II).

Is Why So Serious easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes E, C#m, A, B, C, G, Bb, F, Ebm, Am (55% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 27% without a capo).

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