gnash – Fear Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

gnash – Fear Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsDBmAGF#EmF#m

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This is the chords of Fear by gnash on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D

[Verse 1]
D
I’m afraid of flying, ’cause I’m afraid of dying
Bm
Without gettin’ to tell you goodbye
D
And I could take a Xanax to try and manage the panic
A
But I’ll prob’ly end up wondering why
D                                                                                        Bm
I’m afraid of waking up to someone breakin’ in and takin’ every little thing that I love

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D
Now, the monsters from my bed and the monsters in my head are friends
A
I guess it’s just part of growing up
G                     A                     F#                     Bm
Don’t waste your time, tellin’ me it’s gonna be fine
Em                                                                               A
‘Cause even if you were right, I’d still have one thing on my mind

[Chorus]
G                     Bm            A                     F#m
I’ll always be afraid of losing you, I will
G                     Bm                         A
I’ll always be afraid of losing you, I will
G                                         Bm
I don’t want have to figure out
A                                         F#m
How I’m gonna learn to live without
G                                         A
There’s nothin’ in the world that I can do
D                                         G
I’ll always be afraid of losing you
Bm D A

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[Verse 2]
D                                                             Bm
I hate to admit it, I’d avoid it if I could
D A
But if I could die before you then you best believe I would
D
And I know it sounds dramatic and you might not understand it
Bm
But I don’t think that I can stand the pain
F#m
Didn’t answer when I called you
D
When I thought “What if I lost you?”
A
And that feeling never really went away

[Chorus]
G                     Bm                     A               F#m
I’ll always be afraid of losing you, I will
G                                 Bm                     A
I’ll always be afraid of losing you, I will
G                                         Bm
I don’t want have to figure out
A                                         F#m
How I’m gonna learn to live without
G                                                             A
There’s nothin’ in the world that I can do
D                                         G
I’ll always be afraid of losing you

[Bridge]
Bm                                         A
Doo-doo-doo, doo, doo, doo-doo
F#m                     G
I’ll always be afraid of losing you
Bm                                         A
Doo-doo-doo, doo, doo, doo-doo

[Outro]
G                     A
I don’t have to try to hide the fear
Bm                                         F#m
When you and I are quiet lying here
G                                         A
There’s nothing in the world that I can do
G                                                           D
I’ll always be afraid of losing you

How to play Fear: key, chords and progression

To play Fear by gnash, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 7 chords: D, Bm, A, G, F#, Em and F#m.

Listen for G – Bm – A – F#m (IV – vi – V – iii in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – lah – soh – mi. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Am, G, F, E, Dm, Em (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Fear chords: questions

What key is Fear in?

Fear by gnash is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Fear?

Fear uses 7 chords: D, Bm, A, G, F#, Em, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Fear?

The main progression is G – Bm – A – F#m (IV – vi – V – iii).

Is Fear easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Am, G, F, E, Dm, Em (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo).

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