Feb52019

cavetown – Advice Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Advice by cavetown on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G C G C

[Verse 1]
G
I lost all my lunch, I threw it on the ground
G C
I don’t wanna talk, don’t wanna be around
C
I know you’re tryin’ to help, I think that’s really nice
C G
But I know myself, I don’t need your advice

[Verse 2]
G C
I’ve got a hint for you, take it
C
Are you hungry?
C G
I have my shorts for you to eat, leave me
G
Alone, I don’t owe you
C Cm
Anything, you’re not my friend
Cm
You’re not my mom

[Chorus]
Am F C
So please don’t talk to me
E
You don’t know anything
C D7 F
I am not your conversation
G F C E F
People will talk but that’s not what I want
C D7 F
I can be myself without explanation
D7 B7

[Verse 3]
G
Alone on Sunday night
G
I saw a ton of shit
G
It made me really mad
C
You told me not to quit
C
Said, “This is how it is
C
You’re giving them your life”
G
But I don’t wanna give, I want it for myself
G
As selfish as it is, I need it for my health
G
And I have stuff to do
C
For me, nobody else
C
Nobody else

(riff)
G x4 C x3 Cm

(Guitar solo)
A7 C A7 D7 B7 A7 C G F C E

[Chorus]
Am F C
So please don’t talk to me
E F
You don’t know anything
C D7 F
I am not your conversation
G F C E F
People will talk but that’s not what I want
C D7 F
I can be myself without explanation
(outro with riff for the G chord)
D7 B7 G

How to play Advice: key, chords and progression

Advice by cavetown is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 9 chords in all: G, C, Cm, Am, F, E, D7, B7 and A7.

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

Good to know: Cm and F are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.