Aug222019

Descendants 3 – My Once Upon A Time Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsE Em C D Bb Dm G F Cm Eb Am Ab Db Fm Gb A

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This is the chords of My Once Upon A Time by Descendants 3 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
E
Here you are alone, and you deserve it
E
Your friends have turned to stone
E Em
And that’s on you
Em E Em
You had a cause to serve but did you serve it?
Em C D
Or did you see yourself in a way that wasn’t true?
Em
Why tell all those lies?
Em C
You feel unworthy
C D Em
Like there isn’t solid ground for you to stand
Em C
But a stack of lies is not a firm foundation
C D C
You cannot build a castle on a mountain made of sand

[Pre-Chorus 1]
C Bb Dm
This is not your father’s fairytale
Dm Bb Dm
And no, it’s not your mother’s fault you fail
C
So when your story comes to light
D
Make sure the story that they write

[Chorus]
D G D
Goes once upon a time she fought a dragon
D C
Once upon a time that beast was me
Em
Once upon a misspent youth
F
She faced herself
Cm Eb
She spoke the truth
Eb D Em C D
That’s how I see my once upon a time
D G F
This time

[Verse 2]
F Bb Dm
Life is not a storybook but life unfolds in chapters
Bb Dm
Turn the page and start to make amends
C G
There’s no pre-written guarantee of “Happily ever after”
Am G C D
Step into your greatness before your story ends
D
So when your story ends

[Chorus]
C Ab Db Eb
They’ll say once upon a time a girl flew higher
Ab Fm Eb Db C
Once upon a time she made things right
F
Once upon a tie that binds
Gb
She changed her heart
Fm E
To change their minds
E Ab Fm Db Eb Fm
That’s got to be my once upon a tiiiiiiiime
Fm E
This once upon a time
E Eb Fm Db Eb
I’ll finally see my once upon a tiiiiiiime
Ab Db A Ab
This tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime

How to play My Once Upon A Time: key, chords and progression

My Once Upon A Time by Descendants 3 keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 16 chords: E, Em, C, D, Bb, Dm, G, F, Cm, Eb, Am and Ab and 4 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – Em – C – D (II – iii – I – II in C major). In solfa, that is reh – mi – doh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bb, F, Cm, Eb and Ab are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.