Nov72019

Bring Me The Horizon – Ludens Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Ludens by Bring Me The Horizon on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[INTRO]
Ebm

[VERSE ONE]
Ebm
Some resist the future, some refuse the past
Ebm
Either way, it’s messed up if we can’t unplug the fact
Ebm
That a world covered in cables was never wired to last
Ebm
So don’t act so surprised when the program starts to crash

[PRE-CHORUS]
Ebm
(How do I) Form a connection when we can’t even shake hands?
Ebm
You’re like the phantom greeting me
Ebm
We plot in the shadows, hang out in the gallows
Ebm
Stuck in a loop for eternity

[CHORUS]
B Abm Ebm
Do you know why the flowers never bloom?
Ebm B
Will you retry or let the pain resume?
Abm Ebm
I need a new leader, we need a new Luden
Ebm
(A new Luden, new Luden, yeah)
B Abm Ebm
So come outside, it’s time to see the tide
B
It’s out of sight, but never out of mind
Abm wEbm
I need a new leader, we need a new Luden
Ebm

[VERSE TWO]
Ebm
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but soon the sting will pass
Ebm
But names can dig so many graves you won’t know where to stand
Ebm
And I don’t feel secure no more unless I’m being followed
Ebm
And the only way to hide myself is to give ’em one hell of a show

[CHORUS]
B Abm Ebm
Do you know why the flowers never bloom?
Ebm B
Will you retry or let the pain resume?
Abm Ebm
I need a new leader, we need a new Luden
Ebm
(A new Luden, new Luden, yeah)
B Abm Ebm
So come outside, it’s time to see the tide
B
It’s out of sight, but never out of mind
Abm Ebm
I need a new leader, we need a new Luden

[POST-CHORUS]
Ebm B
A new Luden, new Luden, yeah
Abm Ebm
A new Luden, new Luden, yeah
C# B
A new Luden, new Luden, yeah
Abm Ebm
A new Luden, new Luden, yeah
Yeah
Ebm

[BRIDGE]
Ebm
Alright, you call this a connection?
Ebm
You call this a connection?
Ebm
You call this a connection? (Okay)
Ebm
You call this a connection?
Ebm
Oh, give me a break
Ebm
Oh, give me a break
Ebm
Oh, give me a break (Okay)
Ebm
Ugh, oh

[CHORUS]
B Abm Ebm
Do you know why the flowers never bloom?
Ebm B
Will you retry or let the pain resume?
Abm Ebm
I need a new leader, we need a new Luden
Ebm
(A new Luden, new Luden, yeah)
B Abm Ebm
So come outside, it’s time to see the tide
B
It’s out of sight, but never out of mind
Abm Ebm
I need a new leader, we need a new Luden

[POST-CHORUS]
Ebm B
A new Luden, new Luden, yeah
Abm Ebm
A new Luden, new Luden, yeah
C# B
A new Luden, new Luden, yeah
Abm Ebm
A new Luden, new Luden, yeah

[OUTRO]
B Abm Ebm
Do you know why the flowers never bloom?
Ebm B
Will you retry or let the pain resume?
Abm Ebm
I need a new leader, we need a new Luden

How to play Ludens: key, chords and progression

Ludens by Bring Me The Horizon is built around E♭ minor (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯), with 4 chords in all: Ebm, B, Abm and C#.

Listen for Ebm – B – Abm – Ebm (i – VI – iv – i in E♭ 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 4th fret and play the shapes Bm, G, Em, A (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.