Daniel Caesar – Too Deep To Turn Back Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Daniel Caesar – Too Deep To Turn Back Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsEmaj7Amaj7Am7D9C#mF#B7C#maj7D#

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This is the chord progression of Too Deep To Turn Back by Daniel Caesar on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Emaj7 Amaj7 Am7 D9 Emaj7 x2

[Verse 1]
Emaj7
So what’s the price?
Amaj7
We’re like mosquitoes to light, in a sense
Am7
I feed off bioluminescence
D9                  Emaj7
Love and intent
Emaj7
So it’s a quick fix
Amaj7
What else does life have to give but the pain
Am7
Generated inside our own brains?
D9                             Emaj7
It’s a sick game, yeah

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[Chorus]
Amaj7                                           Am7
Submit to me, come get down on one knee
C#m                                                                                     F#
I’m your savior and I’ll give you everything that you need

(That you need)
Amaj7                                           Am7
Submit to me, come get down on one knee
C#m                                                                       F#
I’m your savior and I’ll give you everything that you need

[Verse 2]
Emaj7
Blaspheming the spirit
Amaj7
I just don’t want to hear it, too deep
Am7
What I’ve sown I’ll continue to reap
D9               Emaj7
I’ll earn my keep
Emaj7
It was all good intentions
Amaj7
Did I forget to mention? My God
Am7
Just tryna get money with my dogs
D9               Emaj7
Is that so wrong?

[Chorus]
Amaj7                                           Am7
Submit to me, come get down on one knee
C#m                                                         F#
I’m your savior and I’ll give you everything that you need
(That you need)
Amaj7                                           Am7
Submit to me, come get down on one knee
C#m                                                                       F#
I’m your savior and I’ll give you everything that you need

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[Verse 3]
Amaj7
Lately you been on a wave
Am7
Seen you lit up in the place
C#m
Sometimes you’re sad, I see it on your face
F#
I can tell you’re not okay
Amaj7
I know you’re only seeking out the beauty
Am7
In fulfilling your duty
C#m
The answers it seems
F#
Are inside your own dreams

[Instrumental]
Amaj7 Am7 C#m F# x2
F# B7 C#maj7 D#

[Verse 4]
F#
Good God, Jehovah, what’s this I see?
B7
My mortality’s staring back at me
C#maj7
Niggas think I’m scared
Niggas think I’m a bitch
D#
But I ain’t come prepared and I ain’t know what this is
F#
I’ve slept like Jacob, a rock for a pillow
B7
Run swift like Elijah, away from the middle
C#maj7
Seen the world, overindulged maybe a little
D#
But now your boy’s up, and I’m fit as a fiddle
F#
Oh Lord, Jehovah, what’s this I see?
B7
Bourgeoisie tryna silence me
C#maj7
They don’t know what I’ve been through

Don’t know what I pree’d
D#
Seeing shit that you see up in your TV screen
F#
Follow me to salvation
B7
Your mind still ‘pon plantations
C#maj7
The shepherd, holds information
D#
It gives it out as its taken
F# B7 C#maj7 D#
Yeah, yeah

How to play Too Deep To Turn Back: key, chords and progression

Too Deep To Turn Back by Daniel Caesar is centred on B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). The song uses 9 chords: Emaj7, Amaj7, Am7, D9, C#m, F#, B7, C#maj7 and D#.

Listen for Amaj7 – Am7 – C#m – F# (♭VIImaj7 – ♭vii7 – ii – V in B 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 4th fret and play the shapes Cmaj7, Fmaj7, Fm7, Bb9, Am, D, G7, Amaj7, B (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Emaj7 chord on guitar (021100)
Emaj7E G♯ B D♯
Amaj7 chord on guitar (x02120)
Amaj7A C♯ E G♯
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
D9 chord on guitar (x5455x)
D9D F♯ A C E
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
B7 chord on guitar (x21202)
B7B D♯ F♯ A
C#maj7 chord on guitar (x46564)
C♯maj7C♯ E♯ G♯ B♯
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯

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Too Deep To Turn Back chords: questions

What key is Too Deep To Turn Back in?

Too Deep To Turn Back by Daniel Caesar is centred on B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Too Deep To Turn Back?

Too Deep To Turn Back uses 9 chords: Emaj7, Amaj7, Am7, D9, C#m, F#, B7, C#maj7, D#.

What is the chord progression of Too Deep To Turn Back?

The main progression is Amaj7 – Am7 – C#m – F# (♭VIImaj7 – ♭vii7 – ii – V).

Is Too Deep To Turn Back easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Cmaj7, Fmaj7, Fm7, Bb9, Am, D, G7, Amaj7, B (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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