Arctic Monkeys – The Ultracheese Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Arctic Monkeys – The Ultracheese Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsAA7DBmGmEBbD/CGEmG#dimF#mDmG#F#7B

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This is the chord progression of The Ultracheese by Arctic Monkeys on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele.

[Intro]
A A7

[Verse 1]
D
Still got pictures of friends on the wall
A
Suppose we aren’t really friends anymore
Bm                                                                                         A
Maybe I shouldn’t ever have called that thing friendly at all
D
Get freaked out from a knock at the door
A
When I haven’t been expecting one
Bm                                                                                 A
Didn’t that used to be part of the fun, once upon a time?
Gm
We’ll be there at the back of the bar
D
In a booth like we usually were
E                                                             A
Every time there was a rocket launch or some big event

[Verse 2]
D
What a death I died writing that song
A
start to finish, with you looking on
Bm
It stays between us, Steinway and his sons
A
Because it’s the ultracheese
D
Perhaps it’s time that you went for a walk
A
Dressed like a fictional character
Bb                                         Bm                                         A
From a place they called America in the golden age
Gm
Trust the politics to come along
A
When you were just trying to orbit the sun
Bm                                         A                                                             A7
When you were just about to be kind to someone because you have the chance

[Verse 3]
D                                                             D/C
I’ve still got pictures of friends on the wall
G              Em                     G#dim
I might look as if I’m deep in thought
F#m         Bm          G#dim                     Gm         A
But the truth is I’m probably not if I ever was

[Guitar Solo]
D A Bm A A7

[Outro]
D                                                             Dm
Oh the dawn won’t stop weighing a tonne
A                     G#                     G                     F#7
I’ve done some things that I shouldn’t have done
B
But I haven’t stopped loving you once

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How to play The Ultracheese: key, chords and progression

The Ultracheese by Arctic Monkeys keeps coming home to A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). You need 16 chords: A, A7, D, Bm, Gm, E, Bb, D/C, G, Em, G#dim and F#m and 4 more.

Listen for D – A – Bm – A (IV – I – ii – I in A major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – reh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: Bm, Gm, Bb, G#dim and F#m are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
G#dim chord on guitar (420404)
G♯dimG♯ B D
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
F#7 chord on guitar (242322)
F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

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

The Ultracheese chords: questions

What key is The Ultracheese in?

The Ultracheese by Arctic Monkeys is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in The Ultracheese?

The Ultracheese uses 16 chords: A, A7, D, Bm, Gm, E, Bb, D/C, G, Em, G#dim, F#m and 4 more.

What is the chord progression of The Ultracheese?

The main progression is D – A – Bm – A (IV – I – ii – I).

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