AURORA – The River Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

AURORA – The River Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsDBmAGDmaj7F#m

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This is the chord progression of The River by AURORA on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
D
Hold your hands up to your chest
D
And tell me what you find
D
Out of you, a sparrow comes
D
And sees without its eyes

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Bm                                           A                                 D
Don’t forget who you are even though you are hurt
Bm                             A                           G
You are caught in a wire and soon it will burst

[Chorus]
D
You can cry
Dmaj7               G
Drinking your eyes
Bm                                                        A
Do you miss the sadness when it’s gone? (Gone)
F#m                                                         G
And you let the river run wild (Gone)
A
And you let the river run wild

[Verse 2]
D
I’m a shadow, I am cold
D
And now I seek for warmth
D
Stitch your skin onto my skin
D
And we won’t be alone

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm                             A                                           D
Don’t forget who you are even though you’re in need
Bm                                           A                                           G
Like a bird in the night, your emotions deserves to be freed

[Chorus]
D
You can cry
Dmaj7               G
Drinking your eyes
Bm                                                         A
Do you miss the sadness when it’s gone? (Gone)
F#m                                           G
And you let the river run wild (Gone)
A
And you let the river run wild
D
You can cry (You can cry)
Dmaj7               G
Drinking your eyes
Bm                                                         A
I don’t miss the sadness when it’s gone (Gone)
F#m                                           G
And the feeling of it makes me smile (Gone)
A
As I let the river run wild

[Bridge]
D                             Dmaj7                             G
You can cry, you can cry, you can cry

To where the ocean is bigger
Bm                             A
Become a part of the river
F#m                                                         G
You can cry, you can cry, you can cry
A
Can you let the river run wild?

[Chorus]
D
You can cry
(You can cry, you can cry, you can cry)
Dmaj7               G
Drinking your eyes
Bm                             A
Do you miss the sadness when it’s gone? (Gone)

(You can cry, you can cry, you can cry)
F#m                             G
And you let the river run wild (Gone)
A
And you let the river run wild
D
You can cry

(You can cry, you can cry, you can cry)
Dmaj7               G
Drinking your eyes
(To where the ocean is bigger)
Bm                                           A
I don’t miss the sadness when it’s gone (Gone)
F#m                                                         G
And the feeling of it makes me smile (Gone)
A
As I let the river run wild

[Outro]
D
You can cry
Dmaj7               G
Drinking your eyes
Bm                             A
Do you miss the sadness when it’s gone?
F#m                                           G
And you let the river run wild
A
And you let the river run wild

How to play The River: key, chords and progression

The River by AURORA is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 6 chords: D, Bm, A, G, Dmaj7 and F#m.

Most of the song cycles through D – Dmaj7 – G – Bm (I – Imaj7 – IV – vi in D major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – fah – lah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Am, G, F, Cmaj7, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222)
Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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

The River chords: questions

What key is The River in?

The River by AURORA is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in The River?

The River uses 6 chords: D, Bm, A, G, Dmaj7, F#m.

What is the chord progression of The River?

The main progression is D – Dmaj7 – G – Bm (I – Imaj7 – IV – vi).

Is The River easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Am, G, F, Cmaj7, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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