Arctic Monkeys – Anyways Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Arctic Monkeys – Anyways Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsEGdim7BG#F#7C#m7AC#7F#m7B7Emaj7Am7G#m7AmD#

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This is the chord progression of Anyways by Arctic Monkeys on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
E                     Gdim7           B                   G#           F#7
Just another microcosm somewhere in the ether
E           Gdim7           C#m7           A                     F#7
Putting a world to rights with Bing Crosby eyes
A                     G#                     C#m7
Oversharing and its bitter aftertaste
A                               G#                               C#m7
Exactly the wrong time in exactly the wrong place
A                               G#
Save it for a rainy day
C#m7                               C#7
Baby, you go hard in the paint
F#7                               B
It’s just another race to anyways

[Verse 2]
E                     Gdim7
Philanthropic toga party
B           G#                     F#7           E           Gdim7           C#m7           A                     F#7
What a place for both the opposite sides of my double life to finally collide
A                               G#                     C#m7
Sharing secrets I was taking to the grave
A                               G#                               C#m7
Nosebleeds from epiphanies I took full in the face
A                     G#           C#m7                               C#7
Oh, come all by the fire, babe, let’s all participate
F#7                                         B
In yet another race to anyways
E           Gdim7                                       B                     G#                     F#7
Oh, how’s your Mum and Dad been doing with the generation gap?

[Solo]
E Gdim7 F#m7 B7 Emaj7
E Gdim7 F#m7 B7 Emaj7

[Bridge]
A                                         Am7
Yeah, I’m behind my movie camera
G#m7                     C#m7
I’ve got my megaphone
F#7
You can call me Alexander
Am7
It’s nice to meet you all

[Verse 3]
E                                                   Gdim7
Listening to the Shipping Forecast
B           G#           F#7
Driving to the airport
E
Me and the guys
Gdim7           C#m7           A           F#7
Metropolis ablaze in the rear view
A                                                                       E
Devising methods to both have and eat your cake
A                                                             E
Mmm, just like the ones that Mother Nature used to bake
A                     G#                                         C#m7           C#7
You look as if you know exactly what I’m gonna say
F#7                               Am
Is just another race to
E     D#        E
Anyways

How to play Anyways: key, chords and progression

Anyways by Arctic Monkeys is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 15 chords: E, Gdim7, B, G#, F#7, C#m7, A, C#7, F#m7, B7, Emaj7 and Am7 and 3 more.

Most of the song cycles through E – Gdim7 – B – G# (I – ♭iii°7 – V – III in E major). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Fdim7, A, F#, E7, Bm7, G, B7, Em7, A7 (53% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Gdim7 chord on guitar (312020)
Gdim7G B♭ D♭ E
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
F#7 chord on guitar (242322)
F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
C#m7 chord on guitar (x46454)
C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C#7 chord on guitar (x46464)
C♯7C♯ E♯ G♯ B
F#m7 chord on guitar (242222)
F♯m7F♯ A C♯ E
B7 chord on guitar (x21202)
B7B D♯ F♯ A
Emaj7 chord on guitar (021100)
Emaj7E G♯ B D♯
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
G#m7 chord on guitar (464444)
G♯m7G♯ B D♯ F♯
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯

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Anyways chords: questions

What key is Anyways in?

Anyways by Arctic Monkeys is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Anyways?

Anyways uses 15 chords: E, Gdim7, B, G#, F#7, C#m7, A, C#7, F#m7, B7, Emaj7, Am7 and 3 more.

What is the chord progression of Anyways?

The main progression is E – Gdim7 – B – G# (I – ♭iii°7 – V – III).

Is Anyways easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Fdim7, A, F#, E7, Bm7, G, B7, Em7, A7 (53% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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