Demi Lovato – Substance Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Demi Lovato – Substance Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsGbmaj7BbmDbEbm7AbGb5F5Ab5Db5BbFEbmGbA

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[Intro]
Gbmaj7

[Verse 1]
           Gbmaj7
Is anybody happy with
            Bbm
life in the back seat?
          Db
Trying to master the
         Ebm7
art of detaching
          Gbmaj7
Is anybody driving,
        Bbm
is anyone asking?
           Db
Is anyone grasping
             Ebm7
that nothing lasts?

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[Pre-Chorus]
  Gbmaj7   Bbm
Wooooah, I know we're all
          Db     Ebm7
fucking exhausted
  Gbmaj7      Bbm
Wooooah, am I in my head or
            Db      Ebm7
have we all lost it?

[Chorus 1]
     Gbmaj7        Db
So I ask myself "Am I the only
                Bbm
one looking for substance?"
    Ab
Got high, it only left me lonely
     Gb5  F5 Gb5 F5 Gb5 Ab5
and loveless
      Db5               Db
Don't wanna end up in a casket,
head full of maggots
             Bbm
Body full of jack shit,
I get an abundance
   Ab
Am I the only one
            Gb5  F5
looking for substance?
Gb5 F5 Gb5 Ab5 Db

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[Verse 2]
                 Gbmaj7
I don't remember last week,
            Bbm
got my head scratching
               Db
But everyone's acting like
           Ebm7
nothing is lacking
                    Gbmaj7
I think we might be crashing,
           Bbm
everyone's laughing
              Db
Time is just passing,
             Ebm7
yet nothing lasts

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[Pre-Chorus]
  Gbmaj7   Bbm
Wooooah, I know we're all
          Db     Ebm7
fucking exhausted
  Gbmaj7      Bbm
Wooooah, am I in my head or
            Db      Ebm7
have we all lost it?

[Chorus 1]
     Gbmaj7        Db
So I ask myself "Am I the only
                Bbm
one looking for substance?"
    Ab
Got high, it only left me lonely
     Gb5  F5 Gb5 F5 Gb5 Ab5
and loveless
      Db5               Db
Don't wanna end up in a casket,
head full of maggots
             Bbm
Body full of jack shit,
I get an abundance
   Ab
Am I the only one
            Gb5  F5
looking for substance?
Gb5 F5 Gb5 Ab5 Db
Gb5  F5  Gb5 F5 Gb5 Ab5 Bb

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[Bridge]
Bbm                    F
    Am I talking to myself?
          Db
Is anyone out there
                 Ebm
screaming at the walls?
          Gb              A
I can't relate at all, relate at all
          Gbmaj7
Fuck the theatrics,
what happened to classic?
             Db
Give me the real shit,
give me the magic

[Chorus 2]
     Gbmaj7        Db
So I ask myself "Am I the only
                Bbm
one looking for substance?"
    Ab
Got high, it only left me lonely
     Gb5  F5 Gb5 F5 Gb5 Ab5
and loveless
      Db5               Db
Don't wanna end up in a casket,
head full of maggots
             Bbm
Body full of jack shit,
I get an abundance
   Ab
Am I the only one
            Gb5  F5
looking for substance?
Gb5 F5 Gb5 Ab5 Db

[Outro]
Gb5  F5  Gb5 F5 Gb5 Ab5 Db
        Yeah, yeaaaaaah
Gb5  F5  Gb5 F5 Gb5 Ab5 Db
        Yeah, yeaaaaah, yeah

How to play Substance: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Substance by Demi Lovato on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Substance by Demi Lovato sits in D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭), and you need 14 chords to play it: Gbmaj7, Bbm, Db, Ebm7, Ab, Gb5, F5, Ab5, Db5, Bb, F and Ebm and 2 more.

Listen for Gb5 – F5 – Gb5 – Ab5 (IV – III – IV – V in D♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – mi – fah – soh. 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 Fmaj7, Am, C, Dm7, G, F5, E5, G5, C5, A (79% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 7% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Gbmaj7 chord on guitar (2x332x)
G♭maj7G♭ B♭ D♭ F
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Ebm7 chord on guitar (x68676)
E♭m7E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Gb5 chord on guitar (244xxx)
G♭5G♭ D♭
F5 chord on guitar (133xxx)
F5F C
Ab5 chord on guitar (466xxx)
A♭5A♭ E♭
Db5 chord on guitar (x466xx)
D♭5D♭ A♭
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Ebm chord on guitar (x68876)
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭
Gb chord on guitar (244322)
G♭G♭ B♭ D♭
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

Substance chords: questions

What key is Substance in?

Substance by Demi Lovato is in the key of D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Substance?

Substance uses 14 chords: Gbmaj7, Bbm, Db, Ebm7, Ab, Gb5, F5, Ab5, Db5, Bb, F, Ebm and 2 more.

What is the chord progression of Substance?

The main progression is Gb5 – F5 – Gb5 – Ab5 (IV – III – IV – V).

Is Substance easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Fmaj7, Am, C, Dm7, G, F5, E5, G5, C5, A (79% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 7% without a capo).

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