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Florence + The Machine – Grace Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard

ChordsEbm Fm D Gb Db Dbm Ab Abm Bbm Bbm7 Ebm7 B F Gb7 B7

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This is the chord progression of Grace by Florence + The Machine on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Ebm Fm D Ebm Gb Db

[Verse 1]
Ebm
I’m sorry I ruined your birthday
Dbm Ebm Db Ebm
I guess I could go back to university
Dbm    Ebm
Try and make my mother proud
Fm Gb    Fm    Ab
Stop this phase I’m in, she deems dangerous
Db Abm Db Abm
In love
Db    Ebm
The spelling is a problem
Db    Ebm
As is the discipline
Db Ebm
And I don’t think it would be too long
Db Ebm
Before I was drunk in Camberwell again

[Chorus]
Db Gb Bbm Ab
But this is the only thing I’ve ever had any faith in
Ebm Gb Db Bbm7
Grace, I know you carry us
Ebm7 Gb Db Ab Bbm
Grace, and it was such a mess
Ebm7 Gb Db Bbm
Grace, I don’t say it enough
Ebm7 Gb Db Ab Bbm
Grace, you are so loved
Dbm Ebm Dbm Ebm
Db Ebm Db Ebm

[Verse 2]
Db Ebm    Db       Ebm
I’m sorry I ruined your birthday, you had turned eighteen
Db Ebm       Db    Ebm
And the sunshine hit me and I was behaving strangely
Db    Gb       Bbm       B
All the walls were melting and there were mermaids everywhere
Db       Ebm Db       Ebm
Hearts flew from my hands and I could see people’s feelings

[Chorus]
Db Gb Bbm Ab
But this is the only thing I’ve ever had any faith in
Ebm Gb Db Bbm7
Grace, I know you carry us
Ebm7 Gb Db Ab Bbm
Grace, and it was such a mess
Ebm7 Gb Db Bbm
Grace, I don’t say it enough
Ebm7 Gb Db Fm F Bbm Gb7
Grace, you are so loved
Ebm7 B7 B

[Bridge]
Gb Ebm B
And you, you were the one I treated the worst
Db
Only because you loved me the most
Gb Ebm
We haven’t spoken in a long time
B
I think about it sometimes
Db Ebm
I don’t know who I was back then
Db Ebm
And I hope and hope
Db Ebm Db Ebm
I would never treat anyone like that again

[Chorus]
Db Gb Bbm Ab
But this is the only thing I’ve ever had any faith in
Ebm Gb Db Bbm7
Grace, I know you carry us
Ebm7 Gb Fm Ab Bbm
Grace, and it was such a mess
Ebm7 Gb Db Bbm
Grace, I don’t say it enough
Ebm7 Gb Fm Ab Bbm
Grace, you are so loved

[Outro]
Gb Db Ab
This is the only thing I’ve ever had any faith in
Gb Db Ab
This is the only thing I’ve ever had any faith in
Gb Db Ab
This is the only thing I’ve ever had any faith in
Bbm Gb Db
This is the only thing I’ve ever had any faith in

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How to play Grace: key, chords and progression

Grace by Florence + The Machine is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). The song uses 15 chords: Ebm, Fm, D, Gb, Db, Dbm, Ab, Abm, Bbm, Bbm7, Ebm7 and B and 3 more.

Most of the song cycles through Bbm – Ebm7 – Gb – Db (vi – ii7 – IV – I in D♭ major). In solfa, that is lah – reh – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Dm, Em, C#, F, C, Cm, G, Gm, Am, Am7 (53% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Ebm chord on guitar (x68876) — E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭

Gb chord on guitar (244322) — G♭G♭ B♭ D♭

Dbm chord on guitar (x46654) — D♭mD♭ F♭ A♭

Abm chord on guitar (466444) — A♭mA♭ C♭ E♭

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321) — B♭mB♭ D♭ F

Bbm7 chord on guitar (x13121) — B♭m7B♭ D♭ F A♭

Ebm7 chord on guitar (x68676) — E♭m7E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭

Gb7 chord on guitar (242322) — G♭7G♭ B♭ D♭ F♭

B7 chord on guitar (x21202) — B7B D♯ F♯ A

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Grace chords: questions

What key is Grace in?

Grace by Florence + The Machine is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Grace?

Grace uses 15 chords: Ebm, Fm, D, Gb, Db, Dbm, Ab, Abm, Bbm, Bbm7, Ebm7, B and 3 more.

What is the chord progression of Grace?

The main progression is Bbm – Ebm7 – Gb – Db (vi – ii7 – IV – I).

Is Grace easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Dm, Em, C#, F, C, Cm, G, Gm, Am, Am7 (53% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 13% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of Grace by Florence + The Machine on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

How to play Grace: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Grace chords: questions

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