Bastille – Quarter Past Midnight Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Bastille – Quarter Past Midnight Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Quarter Past Midnight by Bastille on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
G                                                                                                    C
It’s a quarter past midnight as we cut through the city (yeah, yeah, yeah)
G                                                                                    C
The streets are getting restless, good times, bad decisions (yeah, yeah)
G                                                                                         C
It’s a quarter past midnight and the sirens are mending some hearts
G                                                                                                               C
But we’re the losers on the back seats singing “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
G                                                                                         C
It’s a quarter past midnight, still avoiding tomorrow
G                                                                   C
It’s a quarter past midnight, but we’re just getting going

[Chorus 1]
C                                                                   G
We keep on running, running through a red light
D                                             Em
Like we’re trying to burn the night away
C                                             G
Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh
D                                             Em
Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh oh

C                                             G
This is my favorite part, oh
D                               Em
Help me piece it all together darling
C                                             G
Before it falls apart, oh
D
Help me piece it all together

[Verse 2]
G                                                                                         C
It’s a quarter past midnight and the speakers are blowing (yeah, yeah)
G                                                                                                               C
We want the bodies on my billboards, not the lives underneath them (yeah, yeah, yeah)
G                                                                                                               C
And now we’re crawling up the walls again and it’s a quarter past the world
G                                                                                                               C
And you said we’d leave this place in dust and fall from heaven straight through hell
G                                                                                         C
We never know what we have, we never knew what we had

[Chorus 2]
C                                                                   G
We keep on running, running through a red light
D                                                                   Em
Like we’re trying to burn the night away
C                                             G
Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh
D                                             Em
Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh oh

C                                                                   G
Why we always chasing after something
D                                             Em
Like we trying to throw our lives away
C                                             G
Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh
D                                             Em
Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh oh
C                                             G
This is my favorite part, oh
D                                                  Em
Help me piece it all together darling
C                                             G
Before it falls apart, oh
D
Help me piece it all together

[Bridge]
G                                                                   C
I can’t remember, I can’t remember
G                                             C
I can’t remember, I can’t remember

[Verse 3]
G                                                                                         C
It’s a quarter past midnight and the secrets are flowing
G                                                                   C
Our lips are getting looser, I don’t know what I’m saying
G
We never knew what we had, never know what I’ve had

[Chorus 3]
C                                                                   G
We keep on running, running through a red light
D                                                                   Em
Like we’re trying to burn the night away
C                                             G
Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh
D                                             Em
Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh oh

C                                                                   G
Why we always chasing after something
D                                                                   Em
Like we trying to throw our lives away
C                                             G
Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh
D                                             Em
Away-ay-ay, away-ay-ay, oh oh
C                                             G
This is my favorite parts, oh
D                                                    Em
Help me piece it all together darling
C                                             G
Before it falls apart, oh
D
Help me piece it all together

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How to play Quarter Past Midnight: key, chords and progression

Quarter Past Midnight by Bastille is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 4 chords: G, C, D and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G – D – Em (IV – I – V – vi in G major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

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Quarter Past Midnight chords: questions

What key is Quarter Past Midnight in?

Quarter Past Midnight by Bastille is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Quarter Past Midnight?

Quarter Past Midnight uses 4 chords: G, C, D, Em.

What is the chord progression of Quarter Past Midnight?

The main progression is C – G – D – Em (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is Quarter Past Midnight easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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