cavetown – Juliet chords Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

cavetown – Juliet chords Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsDb/AbGbBbmBbm/FEbmFGbm

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

[Intro]
Db/Ab Gb Bbm Bbm/F x2

[Verse 1]
Db/Ab        Gb
I need to cry
Bbm                                Bbm/F
But I can’t get anything out of my eyes
Db/Ab Gb Bbm Bbm/F
Or my head, did I die?
Db/Ab Gb
I need to run
Bbm                    Bbm/F
But I can’t get out of bed for anyone
Db/Ab Gb Bbm Bbm/F
Not for you, hun

Db/Ab Gb Bbm Bbm/F x2

[Verse 2]
Db/Ab        Gb        Bbm
My sour boy is a pain
Bbm/F
I wanna shoot him in the brain
Db/Ab        Gb        Bbm        Bbm/F
But I’d miss him in the morning
Db/Ab        Gb
It really hurts
Bbm                                Bbm/F
When I need to so bad but I can’t see her
Db/Ab        Gb        Bbm        Bbm/F
My Juliet, my special girl

[Chorus]
Ebm                    Gb
But I need to understand
Db/Ab                     Gb
When I can power through
Bbm              Gb
And when I need some help from you
Db/Ab                    Gb
When I should stand my ground
Bbm                           Gb
And when I need to just sit down
Db/Ab                    Gb
Sometimes I act like I know
Bbm                    Gb
But I’m really just a kid
Db/Ab                    Gb
With two corks in his eyes
Bbm                          Gb
And a bully in his head
Db/Ab Gb Bbm Bbm/F x2

[Verse 2]
Db/Ab        Gb
I wanna make
Bbm                                Bbm/F
A colour that no one else has seen before
Db/Ab        Gb        Bbm        Bbm/F
I wanna be so much more
Db/Ab              Gb
I hope that she
Bbm                                Bbm/F
Looks at me and thinks shit, he’s so pretty
Db/Ab        Gb        Bbm       Bbm/F
Something I can’t believe
Db/Ab Gb Bbm Bbm/F
Ebm F Gb Gbm
Db/Ab Gb Bbm Bbm/F
Ebm F Gb Gbm

[Chorus]
Ebm                    Gb
But I need to understand
Db/Ab                    Gb
When I can power through
Bbm                    Gb
And when I need some help from you
Db/Ab                    Gb
When I should stand my ground
Bbm                    Gb
And when I need to just sit down
Db/Ab                          Gb
Sometimes I act like I know
Bbm                    Gb
But I’m really just a kid
Db/Ab                    Gb
With two corks in his eyes
Bbm              Gb
And a bully in his head
Db/Ab Gb Bbm Gb

Db/Ab                    Gb                    Bbm                    Gb
Sometimes I act like I know, but I’m really just a kid
Db/Ab                    Gb                    Bbm              Gb
With two corks in his eyes, and a bully in his head
Db/A                         b Gb              Bbm                    Gb
Sometimes I act like I know, but I’m really just a kid
Db/Ab                    Gb              Bbm              Gb
With two corks in his eyes, and a bully in his head

How to play Juliet: key, chords and progression

Juliet by cavetown keeps coming home to D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). You need 7 chords: Db/Ab, Gb, Bbm, Bbm/F, Ebm, F and Gbm.

Listen for Db/Ab – Gb – Bbm – Bbm/F (I – IV – vi – vi in D♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, F, Am, Dm, E, Fm (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Gb chord on guitar (244322)
G♭G♭ B♭ D♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Ebm chord on guitar (x68876)
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Gbm chord on guitar (244222)
G♭mG♭ A D♭

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Juliet chords: questions

What key is Juliet in?

Juliet by cavetown is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Juliet?

Juliet uses 7 chords: Db/Ab, Gb, Bbm, Bbm/F, Ebm, F, Gbm.

What is the chord progression of Juliet?

The main progression is Db/Ab – Gb – Bbm – Bbm/F (I – IV – vi – vi).

Is Juliet easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, F, Am, Dm, E, Fm (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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