Clairo – Slow Dance Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Clairo – Slow Dance Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsBmGmaj7Bm7Em7Dmaj7F#m7A7F#DA

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These are Slow Dance Chords by Clairo on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Bm
Gmaj7 Bm7
Dum, dum
Em7 Dmaj7
Dum, dum

[Verse 1]
Gmaj7
When the moon
          Dmaj7
begins to hide
       Em7    Dmaj7
It's not over
Gmaj7
And the window
           F#m7
turnin' light
     Em7
Does not mean 
     Dmaj7
goodbye

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[Chorus]
       Gmaj7
And, too, when 
candles burn out
      F#m7
And the record is 
faded down
Em7
I know you've got
  A7            Dmaj7
people to turn to
       Gmaj7
And, too, when
candles burn out
      F#m7
And the record is
faded down
  Em7
I know you've got
           A7  Dmaj7
people to turn to


[Refrain]
F#       Bm
What is it that's
  Em7         A7
 keeping one foot
 out
    D
And the other
 Gmaj7      Em7  A
crawling in bed?
     F#     Bm
And what is it
that's
 Em7        A7
keeping you alone
   D         Gmaj7
And leaving after we
         Em7 A
slow dance?


[Interlude]
Dmaj7 Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 Dmaj7

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[Verse 2]
Gmaj7
      And we fall
          F#m7
back in routine
       Em7      Dmaj7
It can't be over
Gmaj7
      And I remember
     Dmaj7
everything
      Em7         Dmaj7
You used to know her
         Gmaj7
I could trace it all
         Dmaj7
the way back
     Em7
I could trace it all
         Dmaj7
the way back

[Chorus]
       Gmaj7
And, too, when 
candles
 burn out
      Dmaj7
And the record is
faded down
Em7
I know you've got
  A7            Dmaj7
people to turn to
       Gmaj7
And, too, when
candles burn out
      F#m7
And the record is
 faded down
  Em7
I know you've got
           A7  Dmaj7
people to turn to

[Refrain]
F#       Bm
What is it that's
 Em7         A7
keeping one foot out
    D
And the other
 Gmaj7      Em7  A
crawling in bed?
     F#     Bm
And what is it that's
 Em7        A7
keeping you alone
   D         Gmaj7
And leaving after we
         Em7 A  Dmaj7
slow dance?
[Chorus]
       Gmaj7
And, too, when 
candles burn out
      Dmaj7
And the record is 
faded down
Em7
I know you've got
  A7            Dmaj7
people to turn to
       Gmaj7
And, too, when
candles burn out
      F#m7
And the record is
faded down
  Em7
I know you've got
           A7   Dmaj7
people to turn to

How to play Slow Dance: key, chords and progression

Slow Dance by Clairo is written in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯) and moves through 10 chords: Bm, Gmaj7, Bm7, Em7, Dmaj7, F#m7, A7, F#, D and A.

Most of the song cycles through Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Em7 (Imaj7 – IVmaj7 – iii7 – ii7 in D major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – mi – reh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, Fmaj7, Am7, Dm7, Cmaj7, Em7, G7, E, C, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Gmaj7 chord on guitar (320002)
Gmaj7G B D F♯
Bm7 chord on guitar (x24232)
Bm7B D F♯ A
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222)
Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
F#m7 chord on guitar (242222)
F♯m7F♯ A C♯ E
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

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Slow Dance chords: questions

What key is Slow Dance in?

Slow Dance by Clairo is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Slow Dance?

Slow Dance uses 10 chords: Bm, Gmaj7, Bm7, Em7, Dmaj7, F#m7, A7, F#, D, A.

What is the chord progression of Slow Dance?

The main progression is Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Em7 (Imaj7 – IVmaj7 – iii7 – ii7).

Is Slow Dance easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, Fmaj7, Am7, Dm7, Cmaj7, Em7, G7, E, C, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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