Beach House – Dive Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Beach House – Dive Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsCFmaj7BbF

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This is the chord progression of Dive by Beach House on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[INTRO]
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

[VERSE]
C                                                        Fmaj7
Tell her something (Tell her something)
C                  Fmaj7
Tell her nothing (Tell her nothing)
C Fmaj7 Bb Fmaj7
Tell her that you waited
C Bb         F       C         Bb
And I know you like it
F            C   Bb       F
So you try to hide it

[VERSE]
C                                   Fmaj7
I was looking (I was looking)
C                                   Fmaj7
Out the window (Out the window)
C Fmaj7 Bb Fmaj7
All the people waited

[VERSE]
C                                   Fmaj7
Tell her something (Tell her something)
C                                   Fmaj7
Tell her nothing (Tell her nothing)
C Fmaj7 Bb Fmaj7
Tell her that you faded

[CHORUS]
C         Bb F         C Bb
And I know you like it
F         C         Bb
So you try to hide it
F         C                 Bb
And you know I like it
F         C         Bb    F
So I dive to find it

[OUTRO]
F Bb F Bb
F                         Bb
Empires lost in confusion
F                                         Bb
Golden hearts left of illusion
F                                 Bb
You said my big imagination
F                                 Bb
Shattered, flickered creation

F Bb
F Bb
F Bb

F                         Bb
And hide over the ocean
F                                                 Bb
Waves crash in chemical motion
F         Bb
Left of illusion
F                 Bb
Left of illusion

F Bb

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How to play Dive: key, chords and progression

Dive by Beach House is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 4 chords: C, Fmaj7, Bb and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Bb – F – C (V – IV – I – V in F major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, Dmaj7, G, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210)
Fmaj7F A C E
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

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Dive chords: questions

What key is Dive in?

Dive by Beach House is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Dive?

Dive uses 4 chords: C, Fmaj7, Bb, F.

What is the chord progression of Dive?

The main progression is C – Bb – F – C (V – IV – I – V).

Is Dive easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, Dmaj7, G, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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