Ellie Goulding – Tides Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Ellie Goulding – Tides Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDbDbmaj7BbmEbmFmAb

Key
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 [INTRO]
  Db
 
 [VERSE ONE]
                   Db
 I got a warning today
                     Dbmaj7
 We gotta figure it out
                            Bbm
 'Cause when you make a mistake
                      Ebm
 You gotta figure it out                
                             Db
 Left me with some kind of taste
                           Dbmaj7
 I saw you once on the sidewalk
                         Bbm
 There on Mercer and Spring
                        Ebm
 We started out in the same place
Db Dbmaj7 Bbm Ebm

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[VERSE TWO]
                         Db
 I wanna mould in your shape, yeah
                          Dbmaj7
 You gave me reason to ignite
                            Bbm
 I know the weather could change
                       Ebm
 Stuck in a permanent high tide
 
                 Db
 Hold back the lies 'cause I'm needing the truth
                Dbmaj7
 I wait for the sun like I'm ready to bloom
                   Bbm
 I'd be there for life if you wanted me to
                  Ebm
 If you've got something to say
     Ebm
 I need you to say it, say it now

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[CHORUS]
           Db
 I wanna stay awake tonight
          Dbmaj7
 I wanna go against the tide
          Bbm
 I wanna stay with you tonight
           Ebm
 I wanna stay with you tonight
           Db
 I wanna stay awake tonight
          Dbmaj7
 I wanna go against the tide
          Bbm
 I wanna stay with you tonight
           Ebm
 I wanna stay with you tonight
Db Dbmaj7 Bbm Ebm

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 [POST-CHORUS]
 Say it now

 [BRIDGE]
 Db
 Something in my heart is telling me the things
    Ebm
 I want is what I've been waiting for
  Fm
 Something in my heart is telling me the truth
                 Ab
 If you've got something to say
 Ab
 I need you to say it (Say it now)
 Db
 Something in my heart is telling me the things
    Ebm
 I want is what I've been waiting for
  Fm
 Something in my heart is telling me the truth
                 Ab
 If you've got something to say
 Ab
 I need you to say it (Say it now)

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[CHORUS]
           Db
 I wanna stay awake tonight
          Dbmaj7
 I wanna go against the tide
          Bbm
 I wanna stay with you tonight
           Ebm
 I wanna stay with you tonight
           Db
 I wanna stay awake tonight
          Dbmaj7
 I wanna go against the tide
          Bbm
 I wanna stay with you tonight
           Ebm
 I wanna stay with you tonight

How to play Tides: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Tides by Ellie Goulding on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Tides by Ellie Goulding keeps coming home to D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). You need 6 chords: Db, Dbmaj7, Bbm, Ebm, Fm and Ab.

Listen for Db – Dbmaj7 – Bbm – Ebm (I – Imaj7 – vi – ii in D♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – doh – lah – reh. 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 C, Cmaj7, Am, Dm, Em, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Dbmaj7 chord on guitar (x46564)
D♭maj7D♭ F A♭ C
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Ebm chord on guitar (x68876)
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭

Tides chords: questions

What key is Tides in?

Tides by Ellie Goulding is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Tides?

Tides uses 6 chords: Db, Dbmaj7, Bbm, Ebm, Fm, Ab.

What is the chord progression of Tides?

The main progression is Db – Dbmaj7 – Bbm – Ebm (I – Imaj7 – vi – ii).

Is Tides easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, Cmaj7, Am, Dm, Em, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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