Frank Turner – Be More Kind Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele

Frank Turner – Be More Kind Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele

ChordsEG#C#mF#BAG#m

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This is the chord progression of Be More Kind by Frank Turner on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Verse]
E            G#           C#m                     E
History’s been leaning on me lately
F#                                                   B
I can feel the future breathing down my neck
E                               G#                               C#m                               E
And all the things I thought were true when I was young, and you were too
F#                                                   B
Turned out to be broken, I don’t know what comes next

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[Chorus]
C#m                               A                     E                     B
In a world that has decided that it’s going to lose its mind
C#m                               A                               E
Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind

[Verse]
E                     G#                     C#m                     E
It seems like everybody’s raising walls now
F#                                                   B
Like hackles raised upon a cornered cat
E                     G#                     C#m                               E
On the borders in our heads between things that can and can’t be said
F#                                                         B
We stopped talking to each other and there’s something wrong with that

[Chorus]
C#m                             A               E                             B
So before you go out searching, don’t decide what you’ll find
C#m                             A                                           E
Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind

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[Bridge]
A               G#m               C#m               F#
You should know you’re not alone
A               G#m               C#m          F#
Trouble comes and trouble goes
A               G#m               C#m     F#
How this ends no one knows
A               G#m                             C#m
So, hold on tight when the wind blows

[Break]
A E B C#m A E

[Verse]
E                             G#               C#m               E
The wind blew both of us to sand and sea
F#                                           B
And where the dry lands stands is hard to say
E                             G#               C#m                             E
As the current drags us by the shore we can no longer say for sure
F#                             B
Who’s drowning, or if they can be saved

[Chorus]
C#m                             A                             E                             B
But when you’re out there floundering, like a lighthouse I will shine
C#m                             A                             E
Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind
C#m                             A                             E                             B
Like a beacon reaching out to you and yours, for me and mine
C#m                             A                             E
Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind
C#m                                           A                E                             B
In a world that has decided that it’s going to lose its mind
C#m                             A                             E
Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind.

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How to play Be More Kind: key, chords and progression

Be More Kind by Frank Turner is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 7 chords: E, G#, C#m, F#, B, A and G#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – C#m – A – E (V – vi – IV – I in E major), a rotation of the “four-chord” pop progression (I–V–vi–IV). In solfa, that is soh – lah – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, E, Am, D, G, F, Em (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯

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Be More Kind chords: questions

What key is Be More Kind in?

Be More Kind by Frank Turner is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Be More Kind?

Be More Kind uses 7 chords: E, G#, C#m, F#, B, A, G#m.

What is the chord progression of Be More Kind?

The main progression is B – C#m – A – E (V – vi – IV – I), a rotation of the “four-chord” pop progression (I–V–vi–IV).

Is Be More Kind easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, E, Am, D, G, F, Em (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo).

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