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Darlingside – Darkening Hour Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro[
A  Em  D  A
Em  D  A

[Verse]
A          Em
I've been trying to
     D
let go of some things
 A  Em
          D     A
Won't let go of me
A          Em
 From the dream into
      D        A  Em
 an unmade day
         D
Pin the leaves up
         A
 in the tree again

[Chorus]
        E
It was easy then
          F#m      D
There was time to burn
      E
and clear it all out
          F#m      D
There was time to lie
     E             B
 and let ourselves down
            D
Before the darkening hour

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[Instrument]
A  Em  D  A
Em  D  A

[Verse]
A        Em
 In the darkness
        D        A  Em
I can see myself
        D
In the outline of
       A
the shape you left
    A             Em
So how do I stop short
             D           A
 of passing everything on
   Em              D
Do I forgive something
            A
 I can't remember all of

[Break]
Bm        G
  I don't go down
        A             E
those tunnels anymore
                Em
But don't read notes
               D
that show up under
          A
the door

[Chorus]
        E
It was easy then
          F#m      D
There was time to burn
      E
 and clear it all out
          F#m      D
There was time to lie
      E             B
and let ourselves down
            D
Before the darkening hour

[Instrument]
A  Em  D  A
Em  D  A

[Verse]
A             Em
 There was a time when we
       D
were leaves on the
         A  Em
same tree
           D            A
Among the many leaving trees
   A
I hold my breath in
      Em
the dream I hope in the
   D              A  Em
days I have left
         D               A
This is how we meet again

Watch: Darlingside - Darkening Hour (Official Lyric Video)

From DarlingsideVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Darkening Hour: key, chords and progression

These are Darkening Hour chords by Darlingside on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Darkening Hour by Darlingside, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 8 chords: A, Em, D, E, F#m, B, Bm and G.

Listen for A – Em – D – A (V – ii – I – V in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – reh – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Dm, C, D, Em, A, Am, F (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

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

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Darkening Hour chords: questions

What key is Darkening Hour in?

Darkening Hour by Darlingside is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Darkening Hour?

Darkening Hour uses 8 chords: A, Em, D, E, F#m, B, Bm, G.

What is the chord progression of Darkening Hour?

The main progression is A – Em – D – A (V – ii – I – V).

Is Darkening Hour easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, Dm, C, D, Em, A, Am, F (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo).

Watch: Darlingside - Darkening Hour (Official Lyric Video)

How to play Darkening Hour: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Darkening Hour chords: questions

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