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Ezra Furman – Tether Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
 F#m  D    A    A
 F#m  D    A    A E

[Verse 1]
F#m
I don't know what
D              A
 I was thinking
F#m             D           A
Reaching out beyond my grasp
F#m               D
Lifting up these wings
            A          C#7
to try to take to the sky
        Bm7
As if I wasn't tied to
D              A
this fifty-ton past

[Verse 2]
F#m               D
Don't know what I thought
             A
 would happen
F#m
I don't know who
    D           A
I thought I was
F#m            D
I get going when I see
       A
so much open space
   C#7
in front of me
      Bm7
But I don't get too
          D
far because

[Chorus]
    F#m   D          A
The tether pulls me back
    F#m   D          A   E
The tether pulls me back
    F#m   D          A
The tether pulls me back
F#m            D
   The tether always
           A
pulls me back

[Verse 3]
E           Bm7
I thought I should
               F#m
let you know that
E             Bm7      F#m
You'll be seeing me around
E             Bm7        F#m
Trying to let go of anything
             C#7
I might be dragging with me
Bm7           D        Esus4
As I make my way back down

[Instrument]
 F#m  D    A    A
 F#m  D    A    A

[Verse 4]
Bm
  And for a little while
                 A
 I had a little leeway
Bm
  I took my timе like
           AM7
taking a drug
Bm              D
Running wild pretending
           A
 I didn't know that
       C#7
I was always hеading
Bm7          D
For the moment when
               Esus4
I'd feel the tug

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[Chorus]
    F#m   D          A
The tether pulling me back
    F#m   D          A   E
The tether pulling me back
    F#m   D          A
The tether pulls me back
F#m            D               A
   The tether always pulls me back

[Outro]
Bm7       D         A
   I can feel it now
Bm7       C#7          F#m
   I can feel it even now
Bm        D        A
   I can feel it now
Bm7       C#7          F#m
   I can feel it even now
 Bm   D    F#m

How to play Tether: key, chords and progression

These are Tether chords by Ezra Furman in Sex Education on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Tether by Ezra Furman sits in F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), and you need 9 chords to play it: F#m, D, A, E, C#7, Bm7, Esus4, Bm and AM7.

The backbone of the song is D – A – F#m – D (VI – III – i – VI in F♯ minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em, C, G, D, B7, Am7, Dsus4, Am, Gmaj7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 56% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

C#7 chord on guitar (x46464) — C♯7C♯ E♯ G♯ B

Bm7 chord on guitar (x24232) — Bm7B D F♯ A

Esus4 chord on guitar (022200) — Esus4E A B

Amaj7 chord on guitar (x02120) — Amaj7A C♯ E G♯

Tether chords: questions

What key is Tether in?

Tether by Ezra Furman is in the key of F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Tether?

Tether uses 9 chords: F#m, D, A, E, C#7, Bm7, Esus4, Bm, AM7.

What is the chord progression of Tether?

The main progression is D – A – F#m – D (VI – III – i – VI).

Is Tether easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em, C, G, D, B7, Am7, Dsus4, Am, Gmaj7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 56% without a capo).

How to play Tether: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Tether chords: questions

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