BUMP OF CHICKEN – Flare Chords on Piano & Ukulele

BUMP OF CHICKEN – Flare Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsCC/EFGAmG/FEE/DC/GD/F#DmF/GGm/BbF/AG#dimCsus4

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[Verse 1]
        C     C/E      F       G
mou ichido okiagaru ni wa yappari
          Am     C/E
dou shitatte sukoshi wa
        F        G/F
muri shinakya ikenai na
  E         E/D
hitori janai
        Am C/G  D/F#
to tsubuya-aite mitemo
 Dm      C         F         F/G
kanjiru itami wa hitori no mono

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[Verse 2]
            C      C/E
jibun ni shika dekinai
        F      G
koto tte nan darou
       Am     C/E
owattatte kizukarenai
      F        G/F
you na konna hibi wo
 E             E/D
ashita ni tsuna-gu
     Am  C/G     D/F#
koto da-ake wa se-mete
  Dm        C/E       F   F/G C
kurikaesu dake demo kurikaesu yo

[Pre-Chorus]
          Gm/Bb
nani ga yurusenai no
            F/A
nani wo yurusaretai no
        G#dim C/G   D/F#  G/F  C
itsuka owaru  chiisana  tomoshibi

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[Chorus 1]
      F             G
ima sekai no dokoka de
      Am          C/E
ao ni kawatta shingou
       F            G
hanete oto tateta koin
     Am           C
tameiki mawaru sharin
            F
daremo shiranai inochi no
  G              G#dim       Am
zawameki me wo tojite hitotsubu
C/G      Dm
doko ni itan da yo,
    C          F
ooh oh koko ni irun da yo
    F/G    F
chanto zutto

[Verse 3]
       C    C/E
nankai mo oinori
        F       G
shita yo negaigoto
          Am     C/E
dou shitatte kanawanakute
 F           G/F
akiramete shimatta
  E             E/D
wasure ya shinai   kedo
 Am    C/G      D/F#
omoidashi mo shinai koto
 Dm        C/E
anata no tame no
      F        F/G
tsuki ga mieru yo

[Verse 4]
         C       C/E
yuube zenzen nemurenai
    F        G
mama taeta koto
       Am    C/E
kakera mo oboete
         F          G/F
inai you na kao de aruku
     E        E/D
shoo windou ni
       Am    C/G     D/F#
utsuru yoku shitta kao wo
  Dm         C/E
hitori ni shinai
         F     F/G C
you ni narande aru-ku

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[Pre-Chorus]
         Gm/Bb
nanika sagashite ita no
            F/A
soshite nakushite kita no
        G#dim C/G   D/F#  G/F  C
hosoku utau   chiisana  tomoshibi

[Chorus 2]
          F               G
kyodai na hoshi no dokoka de
          Am             C/E
ikutsu no kizu wo kakaetemo
       F              G
donna otoshimono shitemo
        Am         C
zenbu nuritsubusu asa
             F
mata me wo samasu kodoku no
  G           G#dim      Am
zawameki otosanai hitotsubu
C/G      Dm       C/E
kowareta kokoro demo kanashii
F         F/G   F
no wa waraeru kara

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[Post-Chorus]
   G    Am       C/E  F
Wo-oah, woah, Wo-oah, woah
   G    Am       C/E  F
Wo-oah, woah, Wo-oah, woah
   G    Am       C/E  F
Wo-oah, woah, Wo-oah, woah
   G    Am       C/E  C
Wo-oah, woah, Wo-oah, woah

[Bridge]
Gm/Bb          F/A
     dore hodo yowakutemo
         G#dim
moe tsuzukeru
C/G   D/F#   G/F  C   Csus4
chiisana   tomoshibi

[Chorus 3]
C       F             G
 mata sekai no dokoka de
       Am          C/E
 ao ni kawatta shingou
      F               G
hirowarezu korogaru koin
      Am         C
mabataki ookesutora
            F          G
damatta mama sakenda zawameki
      G#dim          Am
tenohira   ni hitotsubu
C/G      Dm       C/E
kowareta kokoro demo iki
      F          G
wo shitagaru karada
         F               G
kodou ga hoshi no kazu hodo
        Am          C/E
mazatte yokeatte ikikatte
        F           G
meiro mitai na kousaten
      Am          C
daijoubu watareru yo
            F
daremo shiranai inochi no
  G            G#dim       C/E
zawameki nakusanai  hitotsubu
C/G      Dm        C/E
doko ni irun da yo ooh-oh
         F
koko ni itan da yo

[Outro]
    G       F     G   Am
chanto zuttoo [Wo-oah woah]
    C/E   F          G   Am
chanto zutto, oh [Wo-oah woah]
 C      F    G      Am
[Wo-oah woah Wo-oah woah]
 C/E    F    G      Am
[Wo-oah woah Wo-oah woah]
 C/E    F
[Wo-oah woah]

How to play Flare: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Flare by BUMP OF CHICKEN on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Flare by BUMP OF CHICKEN sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 16 chords to play it: C, C/E, F, G, Am, G/F, E, E/D, C/G, D/F#, Dm and F/G and 4 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – G – Am – C/E (IV – V – vi – I in C major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – lah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em, B, A, Am, Dm, Ebdim, Gsus4 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
G#dim chord on guitar (420404)
G♯dimG♯ B D
Csus4 chord on guitar (x33010)
Csus4C F G

Flare chords: questions

What key is Flare in?

Flare by BUMP OF CHICKEN is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Flare?

Flare uses 16 chords: C, C/E, F, G, Am, G/F, E, E/D, C/G, D/F#, Dm, F/G and 4 more.

What is the chord progression of Flare?

The main progression is F – G – Am – C/E (IV – V – vi – I).

Is Flare easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em, B, A, Am, Dm, Ebdim, Gsus4 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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