Alyssa Greene – The Prom Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Alyssa Greene – The Prom Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsAbsus2AbGbsus2AbsusCm7Dbsus2DbGm7b5C7Fsus2Fm/EbAb/CC7/EFm

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This is the chord progression of The Prom by Alyssa Greene on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Absus2 Ab Absus2 Ab

[Verse 1]
Absus2
The hair has to be perfect
Gbsus2               Absus            Ab
The “A’s” have to be straight
Absus2                      Cm7
You have to join the debate club
Dbsus2                      Db
On that there’s no debate
Gm7b5                      C7                    Fsus2                      Fm/Eb
You‘ll have Bible camp each summer to keep you pure and clean
Dbsus2 Ab/C Gbsus2 Db(add2) Absus2 Absus/G Dbsus2 Db
Endless rules apply when you’re Alyssa Greene

[Verse 2]
Absus2
Trophies have to be first place
Gbsus2            Absus     Ab
Ribbons have to be blue
Absus2                      Cm7                       Dbsus2                                Db
There’s always some competition or hoops for jumping through
Gm7b5                      C7            Fsus2            Fm/Eb
Your mom’s made sacrifices, so win homecoming queen
Dbsus2 Ab/C Gbsus2 Db Absus2 Ab Absus2 Ab
’Cause it’s do or die when you’re Alyssa Greene

[Bridge]
Dbsus2 Db Dbsus2 Db Ab/C
And you wish there was a world where you were simply free to live
Bbm7 Eb9sus Eb Ab(add2) Ab7
And when people criticized you, you had no more shits to give
Dbsus2 Db Dbsus2 Db C7/E Fm
And in this other lifetime, when you tell yourself, “Be brave,”
Bb7sus
You won‘t cave
Bb7 Ebsus Eb Ebsus Eb6 Dbmaj9 Eb9sus
That’s the one thing I truly crave

[Verse 3]
Ab
But your feelings have to be phony
Gb6/9 Ab
Your weight has to be tracked
Cm7 Dbsus2 Db
If you don’t like shaking pom-poms, you’d better learn to act
Gm7b5 C7 Fsus2 Fm/Eb
Just have everything perfected by the time you reach eighteen
Dbsus2 Ab/C Gbsus2 Db Absus2 Ab Gb6/9
Don‘t ask how or why when you’re Alyssa Greene

[Verse 4]
Absus2 Ab
Improve all of your strong points
Gbsus2 Ab(add2)
And hide things that you lack
Cm7 Dbsus2 Db Dbsus2 Db
’Cause mom’s convinced if you’re perfect your father might come back
Gm7b5 C7
You’re not yourself, you’re not what she wants
Fsus2 Fm/Eb
You‘re someone in-between
Dbsus2 Ab/C Gbsus2 Db(add2) Absus2 Ab
Your whole life’s a lie when you’re Alyssa Greene
Gb6/9 Absus2 Ab Gb6/9 Dbsus2 Db Dbsus2 Db

[Outro]
Gm7b5 C7
You’re not yourself, you‘re not what she wants
Fsus2 Fm/Eb
You’re someone in-between…
Dbsus2 Ab/C Ab Gbsus2

How to play The Prom: key, chords and progression

To play The Prom by Alyssa Greene, think in A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). It takes 21 chords: Absus2, Ab, Gbsus2, Absus, Cm7, Dbsus2, Db, Gm7b5, C7, Fsus2, Fm/Eb and Ab/C and 9 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Gm7b5 – C7 – Fsus2 – Fm/Eb (vii°ø7 – III7 – VIsus2 – vi in A♭ major). In solfa, that is te – mi – lah – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Gsus2, G, Fsus2, Gsus4, Bm7, Csus2, C, F#m7b5, B7, Esus2 (61% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 6% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Absus2 chord on guitar (x-11-13-13-11-11)
A♭sus2A♭ B♭ E♭
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Gbsus2 chord on guitar (x-9-11-11-9-9)
G♭sus2G♭ A♭ D♭
Absus4 chord on guitar (466644)
A♭sus4A♭ D♭ E♭
Cm7 chord on guitar (x35343)
Cm7C E♭ G B♭
Dbsus2 chord on guitar (x46644)
D♭sus2D♭ E♭ A♭
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Gm7b5 chord on guitar (xx5666)
Gm7♭5G B♭ D♭ F
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭
Fsus2 chord on guitar (x-8-10-10-8-8)
Fsus2F G C
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Bb7sus4 chord on guitar (x13141)
B♭7sus4B♭ E♭ F A♭
Bb7 chord on guitar (x13131)
B♭7B♭ D F A♭
Ebsus4 chord on guitar (x68896)
E♭sus4E♭ A♭ B♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Eb6 chord on guitar (x68888)
E♭6E♭ G B♭ C
Dbmaj9 chord on guitar (x41111)
D♭maj9D♭ F A♭ C E♭
Eb7 chord on guitar (x68686)
E♭7E♭ G B♭ D♭

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

The Prom chords: questions

What key is The Prom in?

The Prom by Alyssa Greene is in the key of A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in The Prom?

The Prom uses 21 chords: Absus2, Ab, Gbsus2, Absus, Cm7, Dbsus2, Db, Gm7b5, C7, Fsus2, Fm/Eb, Ab/C and 9 more.

What is the chord progression of The Prom?

The main progression is Gm7b5 – C7 – Fsus2 – Fm/Eb (vii°ø7 – III7 – VIsus2 – vi).

Is The Prom easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Gsus2, G, Fsus2, Gsus4, Bm7, Csus2, C, F#m7b5, B7, Esus2 (61% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 6% without a capo).

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