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August is Falling – August is Falling Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Q: What key is August is Falling in?

August is Falling by August is Falling is centred on E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

Q: What chords are in August is Falling?

August is Falling uses 6 chords: D#, Gm, Cm, G#, A#, F.

Q: What is the chord progression of August is Falling?

The main progression is D# – Gm – Cm – G# (I – iii – vi – IV).

Q: Is August is Falling easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes C, Em, Am, F, G, D (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

August is Falling

ChordsD#Gm Cm G#A#F

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These are August is Falling chords by August is Falling on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D#  Gm Cm G# A#
D#  Gm Cm G# A#
D#      D#

[Verse 1]
D#               A#
No I don't miss you
D#                   A#
No I don't dream of you
G#               F
No I don't want you
G#                      F
No I don't think about everything
you do

[Verse 2]
D#               A#
I'm better off alone
D#                 A#
Not looking at my phone
G#                     F
No I'm not gonna tell you
G#                       F
How much I fcking love you
A#
(Ok I fcking love you)

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[Chorus]
D#                     Gm
I shoulda told you in August
Cm                G#       A#
Now everything is falling down
D#                   Gm
Shoulda told you in August
Cm
Now my heart's in the
v
 lost and found

[Verse 3]
D#                       A#
I'm starting at you letters
D#                              A#
Through the holes in your sweater
G#               F
That you left behind
G#                  F
Back when you were mine

[Verse 4]
D#                      A#
See you post a new story
D#                          A#
I wanna click it but I worry
G#                 F
When you see my name
G#                 F
Do you feel the same?
A#
{Ok I'm gonna click it)

[Chorus]
D#                     Gm
I shoulda told you in August
Cm                G#       A#
Now everything is falling down
D#                   Gm
Shoulda told you in August
Cm                    G#        A#
Now my heart's in the lost and found
D#                     Gm
I shoulda told you in August
Cm                G#       A#
Now everything is falling down
D#                   Gm
Shoulda told you in August
Cm                    G#        A#
Now my heart's in the lost and found

[Bridge]
G# A#
G#                 A#
But I'm not gonna tell
 you that I miss you
G#         A#
Miss you, miss you
G#           A#
No I'm not, I'm not
G#                 A#
But I'm not gonna tell
you that I miss you
G#         A#
Miss you, miss you
D#  D#  D#  D#

[Chorus]
D#                     Gm
I shoulda told you in August
Cm                G#       A#
Now everything is falling down
D#                   Gm
Shoulda told you in August
Cm                    G#        A#
Now my heart's in the lost and found
D#                     Gm
I shoulda told you in August
Cm                G#       A#
Now everything is falling down
D#                   Gm
Shoulda told you in August
Cm                    G#        A#
Now my heart's in the lost and found

[Outro]
D#         Gm       Cm
August is Falling (Now my heart's
         G#        A#
in the lost and found)
D#         Gm      Cm
August is Falling August
     G#   A#   D#
is Falling down

How to play August is Falling: key, chords and progression

August is Falling by August is Falling is centred on E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). The song uses 6 chords: D#, Gm, Cm, G#, A# and F.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes C, Em, Am, F, G, D (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G# chord on guitar (466544) — G♯G♯ B♯ D♯

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August is Falling chords: questions

What key is August is Falling in?

August is Falling by August is Falling is centred on E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in August is Falling?