Feb172020

Avi Kaplan – Sweet Adeline Pt 2 Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Sweet Adeline Pt 2 by Avi Kaplan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Dm C A# C Dm
Dm C A# C Dm

[Verse 1]
Dm C A#
Oh I loved you, Adeline
A# C Dm
From the sea unto the pine
Dm C A#
Deeper than the canyon low
A# C Dm
Higher than the mountain snow
Dm C A#
Yeah, we fought to make it last
A# C Dm
Despite the ruin and the ashes
Dm C A#
Oh I loved you, Adeline
A# C Dm
But you were young and I was blind

[Chorus]
A# Dm C
Thinking about your tender heart
A# Dm C Am
I go back to where we started
A# Dm C
I held hope for sunny days
A# C Dm
Oh, but it seems I brought the rain
A# C Dm
Oh, but it seems I brought the rain

[Interlude]
C A# C Dm
Dm C A# C Dm

[Verse 2]
Dm C A#
Oh I’m sorry, Adeline
A# C Dm
I took your heart and stole your time
Dm C A#
But I promise you I did believe
A# C Dm
That we would last like evergreens
Dm C A#
Growing tall despite the cold
A# C Dm
Planted in each others souls
Dm C A#
Oh I’m sorry, Adeline
A# C Dm
Yeah, I’m sorry ’til the day I die

[Interlude]
C A# C Dm
Dm C A# C Dm

[Outro]
Dm C A#
I’ll always love you, Adeline
A# C Dm
From the sea unto the pine

How to play Sweet Adeline Pt 2: key, chords and progression

To play Sweet Adeline Pt 2 by Avi Kaplan, think in D minor (one flat: B♭). It takes 4 chords: Dm, C, A# and Am.

Listen for Dm – C – A# – C (i – VII – VI – VII in D minor), a minor “Aeolian” loop common in rock and Afrobeats: the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: A# is the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele it is simpler.