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Daan – Code Red Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
D

[Chorus]
D       Em     G      A
All the lights turned red,
       D   F#m  G
When I saw you  there,
        Em      G  A
Running through my head,
      D
And I can’t seem
 F#m   G
to forget you

[Post-Chorus]
      Em    G A
And I can’t recall
          D    F#m  G
Your very name at   all
      Em   G     A
But I felt right there:
        D       F#m G
You can take me any-where,
 girl.

[Verse 1]
G
You took me to the
 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
 F#m G  G Bm A
 7th sky,
One look at you and
    D         F#m      G
 my mouth was suddenly shut,
G             G     Bm
I kept trying 1, 2, 3,
   A       D
4, 5, 6, 7 times,
   F#m    G
To say ‘I love you and
             G Bm A
 I need you’,
I can’t get you
           D
out of my head,
          F#m
I keep on trying,
        G
 but it just won’t work

[Pre-Chorus]
A
I feel the touch of
your soft skin,
G
I hear your voice
 right beside me,
A
I can’t see you,
                   G    G
but I know you’re there.

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[Chorus]
        Em     G      A
All the lights turned red,
       D   F#m G
When I saw you there,
        Em      G  A
Running through my head,
      D          F#m   G
And I can’t seem to forget
you.

[Post-Chorus]
      Em    G A
And I can’t recall
          D    F#m  G
Your very name at   all
      Em   G     A
But I felt right there:
        D       F#m G
You can take me any-where,
girl,
        D       F#m G
You can take me any-where,
 girl.

[Verse 2]
G
It took us only 1, 2, 3,
                    G Bm A
 4, 5, 6 seconds to meet,
You said ‘hello’ and you
 D       F#m   G
blew up my universe,
G                 G
You hit me like a thunder,
  Bm         A
lightning, clear blue
           D
 sky up above,
     F#m     G
Some kind of lucky curse,
G       Bm  A
I can’t get you out of my head,
D          F#m
I’m trying hard,
          G
but it’s pretty desperate.

[Pre-Chorus]
A
I feel the touch of
 your soft skin,
G
I hear your voice
right beside me,
A
I can’t see you,
                  G    G
but I know you’re there.

[Chorus]
        Em     G      A
All the lights turned red,
       D   F#m G
When I saw you there,
        Em      G  A
Running through my head,
      D
And I can’t seem
 F#m   G
to forget you.

[Post-Chorus]
      Em    G A
And I can’t recall
          D    F#m  G
Your very name at   all
      Em   G     A
But I felt right there:
        D       F#m G
You can take me any-where,
girl,
        D       F#m G
You can take me any-where,
girl.

[Outro]
Em  G  A
D  F#m  G
Em  G  A
      D
No, I can’t seem
 F#m   G
to forget you,
         Em     Bm     A
(All the lights turned red),
        D   F#m G
(when I saw you there) no,
   (D)        (F#m) (G)
I can’t seem to forget her,
         Em      Bm  A
(running through my  head),
      D          F#m   G
No, I can’t seem to forget
you
      D     F#m G
No, I can’t for-get

How to play Code Red: key, chords and progression

These are Code Red chords by Daan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Code Red by Daan keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 6 chords: D, Em, G, A, F#m and Bm.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Dm, F, G, Em, Am (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Code Red chords: questions

What key is Code Red in?

Code Red by Daan is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Code Red?

Code Red uses 6 chords: D, Em, G, A, F#m, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Code Red?

The main progression is A – D – F#m – G (V – I – iii – IV).

Is Code Red easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Dm, F, G, Em, Am (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

How to play Code Red: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Code Red chords: questions

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