Elbow – Doldrums Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Elbow – Doldrums Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsBbAbEbC7Gm

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[Intro]
Bb        Ab
Are you (All of this stuff
in our veins is the same)
Eb
Quake awake? (All of this stuff
in our veins is the same)
Bb        Ab
Are you (All of this stuff
in our veins is the same)
Eb
Quake awake? (All of this stuff
in our veins is the same)

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[Verse 1]
Bb        Ab
Where in the world did you
                     Eb
learn this behaviour, honey?
Bb                  Ab
Wondering Yaletown a quarter
to dead
Eb
Dead right and if you
have the money
Bb                  Ab
There's always a cat in a
hat who can save you
Eb
From yourself and from the world
Bb                  Ab
From making decisions using
      Eb
your head‚ head
Oh and what a pretty head

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[Chorus]
C7                         Eb
Draped in the veils and silks
of the new world
Gm
A curling of jasmine smoke
as you parade
C7                         Eb
Past the shuffle of desperate
men on the corner
Gm
Singing all of this stuff
in our veins is the same

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[Verse 2]
Bb        Ab
You found you a bona fide
            Eb
synthesised saviour‚ honey
Bb        Ab
Found a vocation‚
got you a job
        Eb
Maybe don't write the folks,
don't write home
Bb        Ab
You're as blue as the sky
and as sharp as a razor
Eb
On the move and on the edge
and on your own
Bb        Ab                Eb
Staring down buses protected by God

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[Chorus]
C7                         Eb
Draped in the veils and silks
of the new world
Gm
A curling of jasmine smoke
as you parade
C7                         Eb
Past the shuffle of desperate
men on the corner
Gm
Singing all of this stuff
in our veins is the same
C7                         Eb
Like you were dragging a stick
down the railings
Gm
Green eyes and rubbernecks
covet and crane
C7                         Eb
You Moses the Red Sea of men
on the corner
        Gm
Singing all of this stuff
in our veins is the same

[Outro]
Bb        Ab
Are you (All of this stuff
in our veins is the same)
Eb
Quake awake? (All of this stuff
in our veins is the same)
Bb        Ab
Are you (All of this stuff
in our veins is the same)
Eb
Quake awake? (All of this stuff
in our veins is the same)

How to play Doldrums: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Doldrums by Elbow on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Doldrums by Elbow is centred on A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). The song uses 5 chords: Bb, Ab, Eb, C7 and Gm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bb – Ab – Eb – Bb (II – I – V – II in A♭ major). In solfa, that is reh – doh – soh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes A, G, D, B7, F#m (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D

Doldrums chords: questions

What key is Doldrums in?

Doldrums by Elbow is centred on A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Doldrums?

Doldrums uses 5 chords: Bb, Ab, Eb, C7, Gm.

What is the chord progression of Doldrums?

The main progression is Bb – Ab – Eb – Bb (II – I – V – II).

Is Doldrums easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes A, G, D, B7, F#m (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo).

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