This is the chord progression of Arms Unfolding by dodie on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar
[Verse] D
Hope I’m not tired of rebuilding A
Cause this might take a little more GAD
I think I’d like to try look at you GAD
And feel the way I did before
[Verse] D
Oh, our fire died last winter A
All of the shouting blew it out GAD
You know I could live without or with you GAD
But I might like having you about
[Pre-Chorus] GADBm
Yes, these new walls are pretty hard to crack GADBm
And it might take a while until I trust you won’t attack GADBm
Oh, Id apologize, but it was only self-defense GAD
Running away just made sense
[Chorus] D
But here I am with arms unfolding A
I guess it isn’t quite the end GAD
Old partner in crime, I’m going to try GAD
To fall in love with you again
How to play Arms Unfolding: key, chords and progression
Arms Unfolding by dodie is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 4 chords: D, A, G and Bm.
The backbone of the song is G – A – D – G (IV – V – I – IV in D major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
