May162020

Elina – Blue Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsDbDb/CDb/BbDb/GbAb/C Bbm Gb Bbm7 Gbmaj7AbGbsus2

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This is the chords of Blue by Elina on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Db Db/C Db/Bb Db/Gb
Db Db/C Db/Bb Db/Gb

[Verse 1]
Db Db/C
Same stars and city lights
Db/Bb
I’m fighting this stubborn bike through town
Db/Gb Db Db/C
Late at night, cold feet and the air still warm
Db/Bb
I ride through the passing storms of my life
Db/Gb
As before

[Pre-Chorus]
Db Ab/C
It happens that I think of you
Bbm Gb Db
Of our days with silver linings and summers in bloom
Ab/C Bbm
They always end so soon

[Interlude]
Db Ab/C Bbm7 Gb Gbmaj7. Db Ab/C Bbm7 Gb Gbmaj7

[Verse 2]
Db Ab/C
Same scars but they’re different now
Bbm
They fade with the passing time
Gb Db
As they do, no need to fight
Ab/C
Cold hand and a burning home
Bbm
You’ve seen some of the rougher storms of my life
Gb
But that was before

[Pre-Chorus]
Db Ab/C
I miss the times I spent with you
Bbm Gb Ab
Our warm nights of stargazing and summers in bloom
Bbm Gb Gbsus2
They always end so soon

[Chorus]
Db Ab/C Bbm7
Truth is, though our days are through
Gb Gbmaj7 Db
There’s a part of me that’s a part of you
Ab/C
What was colors and blues
Bbm
Fade under layers of new
Gb Gbmaj7
But I’m not sure if I want it to
Db Ab/C Bbm7
Life will paint new ways
Gb Gbmaj7 Db
Love will come and go and it will stain
Ab/C
We were colors and blues
Bbm7
We’ll be replaced with the new
Gb Gbmaj7
But I’m not sure if I want us to

[Outro]
Db Ab/C Bbm7
Gb Gbmaj7
But I’m not sure if I want us to

Db Ab/C Bbm7 Gb Gbmaj7

Db Ab/C Bbm7 Gb Gbmaj7
Db

Written by @emmawangcan

How to play Blue: key, chords and progression

Blue by Elina is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). The song uses 11 chords: Db, Db/C, Db/Bb, Db/Gb, Ab/C, Bbm, Gb, Bbm7, Gbmaj7, Ab and Gbsus2.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Gb – Gbmaj7 – Db – Ab/C (IV – IVmaj7 – I – V in D♭ major). In solfa, that is fah – fah – doh – soh. 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 C, G, Am, F, Am7, Fmaj7, Fsus2 (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Blue chords: questions

What key is Blue in?

Blue by Elina is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Blue?

Blue uses 11 chords: Db, Db/C, Db/Bb, Db/Gb, Ab/C, Bbm, Gb, Bbm7, Gbmaj7, Ab, Gbsus2.

What is the chord progression of Blue?

The main progression is Gb – Gbmaj7 – Db – Ab/C (IV – IVmaj7 – I – V).

Is Blue easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, G, Am, F, Am7, Fmaj7, Fsus2 (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

How to play Blue: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Blue chords: questions

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