Sep152018

Carrie Underwood – Low Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Low by Carrie Underwood on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G

[Verse 1]
G
Like a cigarette without a light
Em C G
Like a whippoorwill without the night
G
A broken buzz that’s lost it’s high
Em C G
Oh, baby, that’s what I feel like

[Chorus]
Em C G
I’m so loooooooooow
Em C G
I’m so loooooooooow

[Verse 2]
G
Like a diamond ring without a stone
Em C G
Like a guitar without a song
G
Everything that was right is wrong
Em C G
Ever since, baby, you been gone

[Chorus]
Em C G
I’m so loooooooooow
Em C G
I’m so loooooooooow
Em C G
Yeah, I’m loooooow and blue
Am C G
I’m so lonesome for you

[Instrumental]
Em G Em G

[Bridge]
Em
Oh, I’ve hit rock bottom, I’m in it deep
C G D
I can’t get no air, I can’t get no sleep, without you by my side
Em
I tried to see the light, baby, but I can’t
C D
‘Cause way down here in the world where I am, the sun don’t shine

[Chorus]
Em C G
‘Cause I’m low, low, low, low
Em C G
I’m so looooooow
Em C G
I’m so tangled up and blue
Em C G
I’m so lonesome for you
Em C G
And I don’t know what to do
Am C G
‘Cause I’m so lonesome for you
Am C G
Yeah, I’m lonesome for you

How to play Low: key, chords and progression

Low by Carrie Underwood is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 5 chords in all: G, Em, C, Am and D.

Listen for G – Em – C – G (I – vi – IV – I in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.