Beat Happening – Fourteen Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Beat Happening – Fourteen Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsFmaj7GmGFmaj

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This is the chords of Fourteen by Beat Happening on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[VERSE 1]
Fmaj7 Gm x3
Fmaj7
We were looking at your rabbits
Gm
We were feeding them some cabbage
Fma7                                                              Gm
You were telling me that you had a black and white cat
Fmaj7                                                                         Gm
We took a walk, we start to hop, jump rope, play hopscotch

[CHORUS]
Fmaj7                                     G
All the things i wanted to say
Fmaj7                                                       G
Staring at your face, then looking away
Fmaj7                                     G
All the things i wanted to tell
Fmaj7                                                       G
But i couldn’t trust you, i couldn’t trust myself
Fmaj7 Gm x3
Fmaj7                             G
It’s not that you’re bad no
Fmaj7                                     G
I just can’t seem to let myself go
Fmaj7 G x2

[VERSE 2]
Fmaj7 Gm x3
Fmaj7                                     Gm
You see to me, the best part of sex is
Fmaj7                                                                         Gm
Walking home and holding hands after swimming in the lake
Fmaj7                                     Gm
To me, the best part of love is
Fmaj7                                     Gm
When you say you’ll be my friend
Fmaj7                                                       Gm
We were wearing our pajamas we were eating some bananas
Fmaj7                                     Gm
I want to tell you how i want to be your pal

[CHORUS]
Fmaj7                                     G
All the things i wanted to say

Fmaj7                                                     G
Staring at your face, then looking away
Fmaj7                   G
Now it’s too late
Fmaj G x2
Fmaj

How to play Fourteen: key, chords and progression

To play Fourteen by Beat Happening, think in F major (one flat: B♭). It takes 5 chords: Fmaj7, Gm, Fma7, G and Fmaj.

The backbone of the song is Fmaj7 – Gm – Fmaj7 – G (Imaj7 – ii – Imaj7 – II in F major). In solfa, that is doh – reh – doh – reh. 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 Dmaj7, Em, E, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210)
Fmaj7F A C E
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

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Fourteen chords: questions

What key is Fourteen in?

Fourteen by Beat Happening is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Fourteen?

Fourteen uses 5 chords: Fmaj7, Gm, Fma7, G, Fmaj.

What is the chord progression of Fourteen?

The main progression is Fmaj7 – Gm – Fmaj7 – G (Imaj7 – ii – Imaj7 – II).

Is Fourteen easy to play on guitar?

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

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