Better Oblivion Community Center – Sleepwalkin Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Better Oblivion Community Center – Sleepwalkin Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsEBC#mG#mF#

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This is the chord progression of Sleepwalkin by Better Oblivion Community Center on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
(Like, it’s, it’s impossible to count. One, two, three, four)
E B C#m G#m
B C#m G#m

[Verse]
B                            C#m
Drinking cold, black coffee
G#m
I shake and shake, still won’t get off me
B                       C#m
Another blissed out fantasy
G#m
Where animals and objects talk to me
B                         C#m
Always try and hate it
G#m
But then you laugh, it sounds outrageous
B         C#m         G#m         F#         E
Spend another day sleepwalking

[Chorus]
B                         E
Is this having fun?
B                 E
Or is it just because?
B                                 E
Which one is jumping first
B                                 E
Off of the face of the earth?
B C#m G#m
B C#m G#m

[Verse]
B                         C#m
You like beer and chocolate
G#m
I like setting off those bottle rockets
B                                 C#m
We can never compromise
G#m
But fighting ’til the death keeps us alive
B                 C#m
Why don’t you stay
G#m
If you’re going to leave your car here anyway?
B         C#m         G#m         F#         E
Spend another summer shit-talking

[Chorus]
B                 E
Is this having fun?
B                         E
It’s not like the way it was
B                                 E
I thought that you loved this stuff
B                         E
Or did I make that up?

[Outro]
G#m                                 F#
Acting insane, playing it safe
B                         E
I wasn’t sold on that plan anyways
G#m                               F#
Feeling afraid of making a change
B                                 E
Hoping to last another day
E                                                 F#
I want them to stop, the circular thoughts
B                                                 E
Spinning a whirlpool of forget-me-nots
G#m                                       F#
I gave what I got, it came as a shock
B                                         E
To find out I’m fine with what I’ve lost
B C#m G#m
B C#m G#m
B C#m G#m
B C#m G#m

How to play Sleepwalkin: key, chords and progression

Sleepwalkin by Better Oblivion Community Center keeps coming home to G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). You need 5 chords: E, B, C#m, G#m and F#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – C#m – G#m – B (III – iv – i – III in G♯ minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, G, Am, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

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Sleepwalkin chords: questions

What key is Sleepwalkin in?

Sleepwalkin by Better Oblivion Community Center is centred on G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Sleepwalkin?

Sleepwalkin uses 5 chords: E, B, C#m, G#m, F#.

What is the chord progression of Sleepwalkin?

The main progression is B – C#m – G#m – B (III – iv – i – III).

Is Sleepwalkin easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, G, Am, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo).

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