Avicii – Fades Away Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Avicii – Fades Away Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsAmG/BCC/EFGDDm7Em7Fmaj7G6Fmaj9Cmaj7Cmaj7/E

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This is the chord progression of Fades Away by Avicii on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Am G/B C C/E F (x2)

[Verse 1]
Am                G/B                C                     C/E         F
All of the troubled times that we have overcome
Am                G/B                C                C/E                F
All of the trials to find somewhere that we belong
Am                G/B                C                C/E                F
All I know is that, with you, I’m holding on
F                              G                                            C
‘Cause all of the days out, all of the days out on the run

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[Pre-Chorus]
Am                              D                F                G
Don’t you love it? How it all just fades away
Am                D                         F                               G
When your clothes don’t feel the songs of yesterday
Dm7                Em7                Fmaj7        G6
And I can’t go back, and I can’t go back
Am                                            D
Don’t you love it? How it all, it all just fades away

[Chorus]
Am G/B C C/E F G6
It all just fades away
Am G/B C C/E F G6

[Verse 2]
Am                G/B                C                C/E                F
All of the tracks we traced, we raced to reach the sun
Am G/B C C/E                F
All of the lights to find a place where we belong
Am                G/B                C C/E                F
All I know is that, with you, I’m moving on
F                                             G                              C
‘Cause all of the days out, all of the days out on the run

[Pre-Chorus]
Fmaj7                G                Fmaj7                G6
And I can’t go back, and I can’t go back
Am                               D                Fmaj9
Don’t you love it? How it all, it all just fades away

[Chorus]
Am G/B C C/E F G6
It all just fades away
Am G/B C C/E F G6
It all just fades away
Am G/B C C/E F G6
It all just fades away
Am G/B Cmaj7 Cmaj7/E F G6

[Outro]
Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 G6
And I can’t go back and I can’t go back
Am D
Don’t you love it? How it all, it all just fades away

How to play Fades Away: key, chords and progression

Fades Away by Avicii sits in A minor (no sharps or flats), and you need 14 chords to play it: Am, G/B, C, C/E, F, G, D, Dm7, Em7, Fmaj7, G6 and Fmaj9 and 2 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – G/B – C – C/E (i – VII – III – III in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: F, G6 and Fmaj9 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

Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210)
Fmaj7F A C E
G6 chord on guitar (320000)
G6G B D E
Fmaj9 chord on guitar (102010)
Fmaj9F A C E G
Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000)
Cmaj7C E G B

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Fades Away chords: questions

What key is Fades Away in?

Fades Away by Avicii is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Fades Away?

Fades Away uses 14 chords: Am, G/B, C, C/E, F, G, D, Dm7, Em7, Fmaj7, G6, Fmaj9 and 2 more.

What is the chord progression of Fades Away?

The main progression is Am – G/B – C – C/E (i – VII – III – III).

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