Bazzi – Honest Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Bazzi – Honest Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsEmDGCBmAmF#m

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This is the chord progression of Honest by Bazzi on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Em D G
If we had just been honest
C C

[Verse 1]
Em
Gonna turn my read receipts on
Just to let you know I won’t respond
Bm
Darling asked me to do this
C
But I’m not looking for excuses
Em
And I deleted all your info
G
‘Cause I heard about the info
C
Always knew that you be ruthless
Bm                                                G
But I never thought that you could do this, oh

[Pre-Chorus]
G                                                                         Em
And the fcked-up part is I gave y’all the intro
That was my dude, why you gotta pick him though?
Em
I was selfish in the way that I acted
C
I keep doing things just to get a reaction

[Chorus]
Em                                                                         G
Ya, I wonder if he still hit you now, fcking you like I used to
C                                                 D                                                 Em
I know you think about all the things that we did when he’s with you
Bm                                                 G
And do you feel no shame?
C
Does he make you feel the same?
‘Cause we have got what we wanted
C
Oh, if we had just been honest
Em D G Bm C G
Why can’t we just be honest
C                         Am
If we had just been honest

[Verse 2]
Em
Remember (ya)
G C Bm
Late night, smokin’, we under stop projectors
C G Em
Looked in my eyes where the smiles forever
G
I think we both know what was said, boy, this was goin’
D
But the sex is too good we got caught up in the moonlight
Am G
Now you took my best friend and turn him into my opponent, oh yeah, yeah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
G
Did you forget that I gave y’all the intro
That was my dude, why you gotta pick him though?
C G
I was selfish in the way that I acted
C
I keep doing things just to get your reaction

[Chorus]
Em F#m G
Ya, I wonder if he still hit you now, fcking you like I used to
C D Em
I know you think about all the things that we did when he’s with you
G
And do you feel no shame?
C
Does he make you feel the same?
‘Cause we have got what we wanted
C
Oh, if we had just been honest
|Em D |G Bm |C G
Why can’t we just be honest
|C
If we had just been honest

[Outro]
Em D
Maybe it’s the pills
G
Maybe it’s the drugs
C
Maybe it’s the pride

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How to play Honest: key, chords and progression

Honest by Bazzi is built around E minor (one sharp: F♯), with 7 chords in all: Em, D, G, C, Bm, Am and F#m.

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

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

Chord diagrams

Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Honest chords: questions

What key is Honest in?

Honest by Bazzi is centred on E minor (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Honest?

Honest uses 7 chords: Em, D, G, C, Bm, Am, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Honest?

The main progression is G – C – Em – D (III – VI – i – VII).

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