Death Cab for Cutie – Autumn Love Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Death Cab for Cutie – Autumn Love Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsDDsus2GABmF#m

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This is the chord progression of Autumn Love by Death Cab for Cutie on Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
D Dsus2 D G
D Dsus2 D G
D Dsus2 D G
D Dsus2 D G

[Verse 1]
A             Bm    D             F#m                 G
No more lighthouses — to deceive me
A                         Bm             D                         F#m                         G
Just leave me floating on the open ocean — and let the moonlight
A                         Bm             D             F#m             G
Take me anywhere on a tidal flow — and if I capsize
A                                                 Bm                         D
It’s alright, ’cause I’ve been feeling too invincible
F#m                                                             G
I need to know depths, deeper than the deepest of connections

[Chorus 1]
Bm                         D             G
Oh oh oh oh oh, this autumn love
Bm             D                         G
Oh oh oh oh oh, is not enough
D Dsus2 D G
D Dsus2 D G

[Verse 2]
A             Bm             D             F#m             G
If there’s no beacon tonight — to guide me
A                         Bm                         D
I’ll finally break the shackles of direction
F#m                         G                         A             Bm             D
And let the headlights lead me anywhere that they wanna go
F#m             G             A                         Bm                                     D
I feel at home now, out on a bough, in the lattice of the backbone
F#m                                     G                                     (Bm)
Where the highways are holding in the pieces of our broken hearts

[Chorus 2]
Bm                         D             G
Oh oh oh oh oh, this autumn love
Bm                         D             G
Oh oh oh oh oh, is not enough
Bm D G
Oh oh oh oh oh, this autumn love
Bm D G
Oh oh oh oh oh, is not enough
D Dsus2 D G
D Dsus2 D G

Bm D G
Oh oh oh oh oh, this autumn love
Bm D G
Oh oh oh oh oh, is not enough
Bm D G
Oh oh oh oh oh, this autumn love
Bm D G
Oh oh oh oh oh, is not enough

[Outro]
Bm D G
Is not enough
Bm D G
Is not enough
Bm D G
Is not enough
Bm D G
Is not enough
D G D

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How to play Autumn Love: key, chords and progression

Autumn Love by Death Cab for Cutie is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 6 chords in all: D, Dsus2, G, A, Bm and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – Bm – D – G (IV – vi – I – IV in D major). In solfa, that is fah – lah – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bm and F#m 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.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Dsus2 chord on guitar (xx0230)
Dsus2D E A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Autumn Love chords: questions

What key is Autumn Love in?

Autumn Love by Death Cab for Cutie is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Autumn Love?

Autumn Love uses 6 chords: D, Dsus2, G, A, Bm, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Autumn Love?

The main progression is G – Bm – D – G (IV – vi – I – IV).

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