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Daniel Caesar – Streetcar Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

This is the chord progression of Streetcar by Daniel Caesar on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse]
Eb6
Let me know
Gm7
Do I still got time to grow?
Abmaj7 Bb9sus4
Things ain’t always set in stone
Eb
That be known let me know

[Chorus]
Abmaj7       Ab6
Seems like street lights, glowing, happen to be
Gm7
Just like moments passing in front of me
Abmaj7       Ab/Bb
So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare
Eb
See I know my destination, I’m just not there
Abmaj7
All the street lights, glowing, happen to be
Gm7 Gm7/C    C
Just like moments passing in front of me
C7 Fm9    Abmaj7/Bb
So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare
Eb6
See I know my destination, I’m just not there

[Post-Chorus]
Abmaj7
In these streets
Gm7
In these streets
Bbm7 Bbdim7/Eb Abmaj7
I’m just not there in these streets
Bb9sus4
I’m just not there
Gm7
Life just ain’t fair

[Chorus]
Abmaj7 Abmaj13 Abmaj7
Seems like street lights, glowing, happen to be
Gm7
Just like moments passing in front of me
Abmaj7 Abmaj7/Bb Bb9sus4
So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare
Eb          Eb6
See I know my destination, I’m just not there
Cm11/Ab
All the street lights, glowing, happen to be
Gm7 C9sus4    C
Just like moments passing in front of me
Fm9       Abmaj7/Bb
So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare
Eb6 C9sus4       C7
See I know my destination, I’m just not there

[Post-Chorus]
Abmaj7
In these streets
Gm7
In these streets
C9sus4 C7 Fm9
I’m just not there in these streets
Bb9sus4
I’m just not there
Ebmaj7 Csus4 C Abmaj7
Life just ain’t fair

[Outro]
Fmaj7
The good Lord gives
C Em/B
The good Lord taketh away
Fmaj7
That’s how it goes
C Em/B
I don’t know what else to say
Fmaj7
The good Lord gives
C Em/B
The good Lord taketh away
Fmaj7
That’s how it goes
Am C
Don’t go live your life in vain

How to play Streetcar: key, chords and progression

Streetcar by Daniel Caesar keeps coming home to A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). You need 22 chords: Eb6, Gm7, Abmaj7, Bb9sus4, Eb, Ab6, Ab/Bb, Gm7/C, C, C7, Fm9 and Abmaj7/Bb and 10 more.

Listen for Fmaj7 – C – Em/B – Fmaj7 (VImaj7 – III – ♭vi – VImaj7 in A♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. 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 D6, F#m7, Gmaj7, A7, D, G6, G, B, B7, Em9 (44% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 28% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Eb6 chord on guitar (x68888) — E♭6E♭ G B♭ C

Gm7 chord on guitar (353333) — Gm7G B♭ D F

Abmaj7 chord on guitar (4x554x) — A♭maj7A♭ C E♭ G

Bb7 chord on guitar (x13131) — B♭7B♭ D F A♭

Ab6 chord on guitar (x-11-13-13-13-13) — A♭6A♭ C E♭ F

C7 chord on guitar (x32310) — C7C E G B♭

Fm9 chord on guitar (131113) — Fm9F A♭ C E♭ G

Bbm7 chord on guitar (x13121) — B♭m7B♭ D♭ F A♭

Bbdim7 chord on guitar (x12020) — B♭dim7B♭ D♭ F♭ G

Cm11 chord on guitar (888888) — Cm11C E♭ G B♭ D F

Ebmaj7 chord on guitar (x68786) — E♭maj7E♭ G B♭ D

Csus4 chord on guitar (x33010) — Csus4C F G

Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210) — Fmaj7F A C E

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Streetcar chords: questions

What key is Streetcar in?

Streetcar by Daniel Caesar is centred on A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Streetcar?

Streetcar uses 22 chords: Eb6, Gm7, Abmaj7, Bb9sus4, Eb, Ab6, Ab/Bb, Gm7/C, C, C7, Fm9, Abmaj7/Bb and 10 more.

What is the chord progression of Streetcar?

The main progression is Fmaj7 – C – Em/B – Fmaj7 (VImaj7 – III – ♭vi – VImaj7).

Is Streetcar easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes D6, F#m7, Gmaj7, A7, D, G6, G, B, B7, Em9 (44% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 28% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of Streetcar by Daniel Caesar on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

How to play Streetcar: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Streetcar chords: questions

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