Aug222020

Angel Olsen – Smiling Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

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This is the chords of Smiling by Angel Olsen on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Intro
E

E             Am
Found me down
              E
And honey, you left me down
E                   Am       
Turned right around, now baby
     E
 I'm rising
E                  Am       
How could you know wherever 
  E
a heart should go?
E                  Am      
You're on your own when you
     E
 are arriving
E
I've made my bed
E            G#
I've laid out all those tears
F#
I've made my bed
A (F# in live version)
Made up of all my fears

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E                           G#
All my fears, cried out all of
 those years
              F#
Cried out all of those years
             E
Now baby I'm lying
             G#
Laid out and smilin'
            A
Look out my window
            F#
The sun is shining
           E
The sun is shining
           G#
I'm waving, smiling

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           A               F#
At love forever, alive and dying
            E
I'm waving, smiling
            G#
I'm waving, smiling
        A                  F#
At love forever, alive and dying
           Am*
The sun is shining
           E (Strum)
The sun is shining.

How to play Smiling: key, chords and progression

Smiling by Angel Olsen keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 5 chords: E, Am, G#, F# and A.

Listen for F# – E – G# – A (II – I – III – IV in E major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is reh – doh – mi – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: on guitar, G# and F# need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.