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Daisy Jones & The Six – By Myself Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsD Esus2 E A F#m Asus2 B7 C#m7F#m/ED#dim E7 C#m

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These are By Myself chords by Daisy Jones & The Six on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D Esus2 E Esus2 E
D Esus2 E Esus2 E

[Verse 1]
D                        E
I've been burned on the alter
               A F#m
of the rising sun
D                 E
It's alarming to see
                Asus2 A
how far I can run
      B7                     E
But I wind up the same as I always
C#m7                      F#m
Crying in a heap in some hallway,
F#m/E        D#dim
crumbled and blue
   D                   A
I gotta try something new
A

[Chorus]
                           D
I can do this with nobody else
       A                   D#dim
I can ruin this night by myself
       D
I can peel off these
            A
soldiers alone
       D
I can write down
              D#dim
my miserable poem
       D          F#m          E
I can drink to my own bloody health
      D                     A
I can ruin this night by myself

[Verse 2]
D                    E7
I got turned like a heavy roller,
            A   F#m
wind rough sea
D                    E7
I could tell by the waves
              A    F#m
you couldn't see me
B7                           E
People may try, and they'll try to
C#m                 F#m
I'm gonna do til I die too,
F#m/E           D#dim
 and give it hell
D                          A
And I don't need anyone's hеlp
A

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[Chorus]
A                          D
I can do this with nobody else
A                          D#dim
I can ruin this night by myself
      D                         A
I can peel off thеse soldiers alone
       D                       B7
I can write down my miserable poem
        D         F#m           E
I can drink to my own bloody health
       D                   A
I can ruin this night by myself

D A E
       D                    A
I can ruin this night by myself

How to play By Myself: key, chords and progression

By Myself by Daisy Jones & The Six is built around E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 12 chords in all: D, Esus2, E, A, F#m, Asus2, B7, C#m7, F#m/E, D#dim, E7 and C#m.

The backbone of the song is D#dim – D – A – D (vii° – ♭VII – IV – ♭VII in E major). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: Esus2, F#m, C#m7, F#m/E and D#dim are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.