Beach House – New Romance Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Beach House – New Romance Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsEbAbBbCmGmF

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[Intro]
Eb Ab Bb
Eb Cm Gm

[Verse 1]
Eb
Days go by, no reply
    F                 Cm
The smoke high on the avenue
Eb                        F
You and I know that you're
          Cm
not gonna leave it anyway
Eb
Pick me up, I know you're close
    F                  Ab
The headlights running down the wall

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[Chorus]
Eb                        Ab Bb
Last night I'm messing up
Bb
Now I feel like dressing up
Eb  Cm   Gm
I-L-Y-S-F-M

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[Verse 2]
Eb
Take my chances
              F                Cm
New romances, eyes roll on the avenue
Eb
Left on red,
                F
daylight moving backwards
              Cm
'Cause you're off again
Eb                        F
Can you fly higher than a hawk
           Ab
flies in a black-star sky?

[Chorus]
Eb                        Ab Bb
Last night I'm messing up
Bb
Now I feel like dressing up
Eb  Cm   Gm
I-L-Y-S-F-M

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[Bridge]
Eb                     F
Block after block with the
speakers up
Eb
Night after night
   F                Ab
we say our goodbyes
   Eb
My love drips in red out of
   Ab                        Bb
my mind at the edge of the sky
Bb
You feel your heart break
                     Eb
And you don't know why
                  Cm
You're somebody else,
          Gm
somebody new
 Eb
"Fuck it" you said,
        Ab
"it's beginning to
               Bb
look like the end"
Bb
So sick of swimming,
                Eb
I'm in over my head
              Cm
No wrong or right,
             Gm
I know it's true

[Outro]
Eb
Last night I'm messing up
Ab                          Bb
Now I feel like dressing up
Eb
Last night I'm messing up
Cm                          Gm
Now I feel like dressing up

How to play New Romance: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for New Romance by Beach House on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

New Romance by Beach House keeps coming home to E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). You need 6 chords: Eb, Ab, Bb, Cm, Gm and F.

The backbone of the song is Eb – Ab – Bb – Eb (I – IV – V – I in E♭ major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes C, F, G, Am, Em, D (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

New Romance chords: questions

What key is New Romance in?

New Romance by Beach House is centred on E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in New Romance?

New Romance uses 6 chords: Eb, Ab, Bb, Cm, Gm, F.

What is the chord progression of New Romance?

The main progression is Eb – Ab – Bb – Eb (I – IV – V – I), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk.

Is New Romance easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes C, F, G, Am, Em, D (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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