Alter Bridge – Take The Crown Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Alter Bridge – Take The Crown Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsC#mG#EG#mF#mAEm

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This is the chords of Take The Crown by Alter Bridge on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C#m G# E E
C#m C#m
C#m G# E E
C#m             C#m
So sorry so sorry
that you’re going down

[Interlude]
C#m G#m C#m F#m
C#m G#m C#m F#m

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[Verse 1]
C#m                 G#m
Under the lights and thunder
C#m    G#m    E
we come to life
C#m                         G#m
you woke up bones and wonder
C#m    G#m     E
what fate decides

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m     G#m     F#m
the screams the frenzy
C#m G#m F#m E
reveals the words
C#m G#m F#m E
as hearts of many
C#m
hunger to be first

[Chorus]
E
let’s state the obvious right now
A                                     G#m                         E
the victorius will take the crown (just like we’ve always done before)
E                         C#m
the dna will step around
A                                     G#m                         E
because in the end we will stand our ground

[Verse 2]
C#m                         G#m
put on the diamond throwaway
C#m G#m Em
tears fall tonight
C#m                         G#m
there is no sense in hoping
C#m G#m Em
you won’t survive

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[Pre-Chorus]
C#m F#m E
the sound the fury
C#m F#m E
the shape the earth
Has come but stirring,
know when we returned.

[Chorus]
E
let’s state the obvious right now
A G#m E
the victorius will take the crown (just like we’ve always done before)
E C#m
the dna will step around
E A G#m E
because in the end we will stand our ground

[Bridge]
C#m Em
you will bow down in the end
C#m
no on brain will defend
C#m
long and impossible
F#m A
as we state our claim
A G#m
in the neek of unstoppable
F#m C#m
your resistence in the end will be in vain

[Interlude]
C#m C#m C#m C#m

[Chorus]
E
let’s state the obvious right now
A G#m E
the victorius will take the crown (just like we’ve always done before)
E C#m
the dna will step around
E A G#m E
because in the end we will stand our ground (you’re going down but we’re so sorry)

[Outro]
C#m C#m F#m E
C#m C#m F#m E
you’re going down but we’re so sorry

How to play Take The Crown: key, chords and progression

Take The Crown by Alter Bridge is built around E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 7 chords in all: C#m, G#, E, G#m, F#m, A and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – G#m – E – C#m (IV – iii – I – vi in E major). In solfa, that is fah – mi – doh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, E, C, Em, Dm, F, Cm (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

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Take The Crown chords: questions

What key is Take The Crown in?

Take The Crown by Alter Bridge is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Take The Crown?

Take The Crown uses 7 chords: C#m, G#, E, G#m, F#m, A, Em.

What is the chord progression of Take The Crown?

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

Is Take The Crown easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, E, C, Em, Dm, F, Cm (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo).

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