Ben Platt – So Will I Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Ben Platt – So Will I Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsEF#m/EB/EC#mBsus4ABF#mAadd9

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This is the chords of So Will I by Ben Platt on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
E F#m / E B / E F#m / E

[Verse 1]
E
You say “What if I go crazy?”
F#m/E
I say “That ain’t gonna happen”
B/E
You say “What if I get lost?”
C#m
I say ”You’ll just find your way back”
Bsus4                                        A
And you say “What if someone breaks my heart?”
E             B             C#m             B
“I’ll put it back together like I do”
E
You say “What if I don’t catch the dreams
F#m/E
That I’ve been out there chasing?
B/E
What if when my fears show up
C#m                         Bsus4
I’m too afraid to face them?”
A
Well, I can’t fight your battles
E             B                         C#m                         B
But I sure can hold your hand and promise you

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[Chorus]
A                                     E
That the sky will still be up there
B                                     C#m
And the sun will always shine
A                         E
The stars will keep on fallin’
B                                                 C#m
For the ones who wish at night
A                                                 E
The mountains won’t start moving
B                                     C#m
And the rivers won’t run dry
F#m             E             Aadd9
The world will always be there
E
And so will I
F#m/E
(Will I, will I)
B/E F#m/E
(Will I, will I)

[Verse 2]
E
You say “What if things start changing?”
F#m/E
I say “We’ll be changing with ‘em
B/E
We’ll just sing a different melody
C#m
And dance a different rhythm”
Bsus4                         A
You say “What if I give up?”
E                         B                         C#m             B
I say “That’s one thing that I’ll never let you do”
E
You say “What if someone leaves me
F#m/E
And they leave me empty-handed?”
B/E
I say “Losing only teaches you
C#m
To not take things for granted
Bsus4                         A
No, I can’t just bring ’em back
E                         B                         C#m                         B
But darling, I can hold your hand and promise you”

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[Chorus]
A                                     E
That the sky will still be up there
B                                     C#m
And the sun will always shine
A                         E
The stars will keep on fallin’
B                         C#m
For the ones who wish at night
A                                                 E
The mountains won’t start moving
B                                     C#m
And the rivers won’t run dry
F#m             E             Aadd9
The world will always be there
E
And so will I
F#m/E
(Will I, will I)
B/E F#m/E
(Will I, will I)

[Bridge]
E                         B/E
So will I, I (Will I, will I)
B/E             F#m/E
Oh I (Will I, will I)
E                         F#m/E
And so will I (Will I, will I)
B/E             F#m/E
I, oh I (Will I, will I)
E                         F#m/E
I, and so will I (So will I,
B/E
so will I) I (So will I, so will I)

[Outro]
A                         E
Even if the sky is fallin’
B                                     C#m
And the sun don’t always shine
A                         E
If the stars we used to wish on
B                         C#m
Disappear into the night
A                                   E
Well, I can move a mountain
B                            C#m
But only by your side
F#m             E                         A
Just say you’ll always be there
F#m                 E                         A
I know you’ll always be there
E
And so will I

How to play So Will I: key, chords and progression

To play So Will I by Ben Platt, think in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). It takes 9 chords: E, F#m/E, B/E, C#m, Bsus4, A, B, F#m and Aadd9.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – E – B – C#m (IV – I – V – vi in E 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.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Em, A, Bm, Asus4, G, Gadd9 (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
Bsus4 chord on guitar (x24452)
Bsus4B E F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Aadd9 chord on guitar (x02420)
Aadd9A C♯ E B

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So Will I chords: questions

What key is So Will I in?

So Will I by Ben Platt is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in So Will I?

So Will I uses 9 chords: E, F#m/E, B/E, C#m, Bsus4, A, B, F#m, Aadd9.

What is the chord progression of So Will I?

The main progression is A – E – B – C#m (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is So Will I easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Em, A, Bm, Asus4, G, Gadd9 (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo).

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