Green Day – Alison Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Green Day – Alison Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAEG#mC#mBD

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[Verse]
            A
Oh, it's so funny now
                     E
be seeing you after so long
        A
But the way you look,
              G#m
 I understand that you
               C#m  B  A
are not impressed
I heard you let that
         G#m      C#m
 little friend of mine
D                          B
  Take off your party dress
A                   G#m
  I'm not gonna get too
        C#m    B
sentimental Like those
A
other fickle valentines
G#m  C#m  B A

'Cause I don't know if
           G#m    C#m
 you were loving somebody
  D                      B
I only know it isn't mine

[Chorus]
A   E     A         B
Alison, I know this world
    G#m     C#m   B
 is killing you  Oooh
A   E   A   B        E
Alison, my aim is true

[Verse]
A
    Well, I see you've
         E
 got a husband now
    A
Did he leave your pretty
               G#m
fingers lying in the
          C#m B A
 wedding cake?

You used to hold him right
    G#m  C#m
 in your hand
       D                   B
Bet it took all he could take
A
   Sometimes, I wish that
         G#m     C#m
I could stop you from
   B
 talking When I
A
hear the silly things
          G#m   C#m  B  A
that you say
I think somebody better
  G#m   C#m
 put out the big light
          D
'Cause I can't stand to
              B
see you this way

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Chorus]
A   E      A        B
Alison, I know this world
    G#m     C#m   B
 is killing you Oooh
A   E  A   B      E    C#m
Alison, my aim is true
A    B      E   C#m
  My aim is true
A    B      E   C#m
  My aim is true
A    B      E   C#m
  My aim is true
A    B      E   C#m
  My aim is true

How to play Alison: key, chords and progression

These are Alison chords by Green Day on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Alison by Green Day keeps coming home to C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 6 chords: A, E, G#m, C#m, B and D.

The backbone of the song is G#m – C#m – B – A (v – i – VII – VI in C♯ 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 G, D, F#m, Bm, A, C (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

Alison chords: questions

What key is Alison in?

Alison by Green Day is centred on C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Alison?

Alison uses 6 chords: A, E, G#m, C#m, B, D.

What is the chord progression of Alison?

The main progression is G#m – C#m – B – A (v – i – VII – VI).

Is Alison easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, D, F#m, Bm, A, C (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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