All Time Low – Post-Modern Anxiety Chords on Piano & Ukulele

All Time Low – Post-Modern Anxiety Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are the chords for Post-Modern Anxiety by All Time Low on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
B                      C#m
What are you trying to fix me for?
E
Maybe I'm broken but I'm not sure
G#m                  F#
Am I depressed or am I just bored?
E
Apathy and irony, post modern anxiety

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[Instrumental]
B C# D# E
B C# D# F# B C#
B C# D# E
B C# D# F# B C#

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[Verse 1]
B                 C#m
It's time to face up to
           E
 the inevitable
G#m             F#
I guess I might loosing from
            E
 staying at home
B               C#m
Dumbing down to jeopardy and
            E
 late night TV
G#m             F#
Safe to say I'm glad I'm not
          E
 the only one
C#m
Don't have time for all
      B
 this time I've

[Chorus]
B                      C#m
What are you trying to fix me for?
E
Maybe I'm broken but I'm not sure
G#m                  F#
Am I depressed or am I just bored?
E
Apathy and irony, post modern anxiety
B                       C#m
Tell me your okay, yeah what's like?
E
Rose tint glasses, that must be nice
G#m                       F#
Doing your best while you die inside
E
Apathy and irony,
post modern anxiety

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[Instrumental]
B C# D# E
B C# D# F# B C#

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[Verse 2]
B                C#m
I don’t mind the fireworks that
           E
 keep me awake
(But they still kind of scare me)
G#m               F#
I don’t think the melatonin
          E
 works at all
B               C#m
My money plan's dying and
                E
 the dust is collecting
G#m                 F#
It's monday morning sleeping
                     E
through the wake up call

[Chorus]
B                      C#m
What are you trying to fix me for?
E
Maybe I'm broken but im not sure
G#m                  F#
Am I depressed or am I just bored?
E
Apathy and irony, post modern anxiety
B                       C#m
Tell me your okay, yeah what's like?
E
Rose tint glasses, that must be nice
G#m                       F#
Doing your best while you die inside
E
Apathy and irony, post modern anxiety

[Bridge]
B C# D#
E
It's time to face up to the inevitable
B C# D#
F#
I guess it feels good to
 know that I'm not alone

[Chorus]
G#m                    E
What are you trying to fix me for?
B                    C#m
Maybe I'm broken but I'm not sure
G#m                  E
Am I depressed or am I just bored?
B
Apathy and irony post modern anxiety
G#m                     E
Tell me your okay, yeah what's like?
B                     C#m
Rose tint glasses, that must be nice
G#m                       E
Doing your best while you die inside
B
Apathy and irony, post modern anxiety

[Outro]
B  C#m  E
G#m  F#
E
Apathy and irony,
post modern anxiety

How to play Post-Modern Anxiety: key, chords and progression

Post-Modern Anxiety by All Time Low is written in B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯) and moves through 7 chords: B, C#m, E, G#m, F#, C# and D#.

The backbone of the song is B – C#m – E – G#m (I – ii – IV – vi in B major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – fah – lah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, Am, C, Em, D, A, B (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯

Post-Modern Anxiety chords: questions

What key is Post-Modern Anxiety in?

Post-Modern Anxiety by All Time Low is in the key of B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Post-Modern Anxiety?

Post-Modern Anxiety uses 7 chords: B, C#m, E, G#m, F#, C#, D#.

What is the chord progression of Post-Modern Anxiety?

The main progression is B – C#m – E – G#m (I – ii – IV – vi).

Is Post-Modern Anxiety easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, Am, C, Em, D, A, B (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo).

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