Bo Burnham – Turning 30 Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Bo Burnham – Turning 30 Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsFGmEbDmAmBb

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[Intro]
F

[Verse 1]
  F
I used to run for miles,
I used to ride my bike
          F
I used to wake up with a smile and
                          Gm
go to bed at night with a dream, ah
                    F
But now I'm turning 30, no!

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[Verse 2]
  F
I used to be the young one,
got used to meeting people
         F
Who were used to meeting someone
                         Gm
who was born in 1990, no way!
(Yeah, I was born in 1990)
                F
Now I'm turning 30, God,
God damn it

[Chorus]
F
I'm (Turning 30, turning 30,
turning 30, turning 30)
Gm
Turning (Turning 30, turning 30,
turning 30, turning 30)
Eb
Thirty (Turning 30, turning 30,
turning 30, turning 30)
            F
I'm turning 30 (Turning 30,
turning 30, turning 30, turning 30)

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[Verse 3]
     F
When he was 27,
my granddad fought in Vietnam
     F
When I was 27, I built a
                      Gm
birdhouse with my mom, oh fuck
       F
How am I 30?

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[Verse 4]
          F
I used to make fun of the boomers
in retrospect, a bit too much
    F
Now all these fucking zoomers are
telling me that I'm out of touch
         Gm
(Oh yeah? Well, your fucking phones
are poisoning your minds. Okay?
        F
So when you develop a dissociative
mental disorder in your late twenties
don't come crawling back to me)

[Chorus]
F
I'm (Turning 30, turning 30,
turning 30, turning 30)
Gm
Turning (Turning 30, turning 30,
turning 30, turning 30)
Eb
Thirty (Turning 30, turning 30,
turning 30, turning 30)
            F
I'm turning 30 (Turning 30,
turning 30, turning 30, turning 30)

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[Bridge]
            F
And now my stupid friends are
having stupid children
    Dm
My stupid friends are
having stupid children
    Eb
My stupid friends are
having stupid children
    F
My stupid friends are
having stupid children
            F
And now my stupid friends are
having stupid children
    Dm
My stupid friends are
having stupid children
    Eb
My stupid friends are
having stupid children
 F
Stupid, fucking ugly,
boring children

[Outro]
       Am
It's 2020, and I'm 30
     Dm
I'll do another ten
  Bb                F
2030 I'll be 40 and kill myself then

How to play Turning 30: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Turning 30 by Bo Burnham on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Turning 30 by Bo Burnham is built around G minor (two flats: B♭, E♭), with 6 chords in all: F, Gm, Eb, Dm, Am and Bb.

Listen for Gm – F – Gm – Eb (i – VII – i – VI in G minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, Em, C, Bm, F#m, G (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F

Turning 30 chords: questions

What key is Turning 30 in?

Turning 30 by Bo Burnham is centred on G minor (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in Turning 30?

Turning 30 uses 6 chords: F, Gm, Eb, Dm, Am, Bb.

What is the chord progression of Turning 30?

The main progression is Gm – F – Gm – Eb (i – VII – i – VI).

Is Turning 30 easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, Em, C, Bm, F#m, G (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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