Jan182020

Green Day – Oh Yeah Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsF#A E B

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This is the chords of Oh Yeah by Green Day on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F# A E B
Uh-hu-hu-huh, ah-ha-ha (Yeah)
F# A E
‘Kay, I got it

[Verse 1]
F# A E B
I’m in the crowd full of angels and demons
F# A E
I’m looking out for the jingoes and heathens
F# A E B
Nobody move and nobody gonna get hurt
F# A E
Reach for the sky with your face in the dirt (Yeah)

[Chorus]
F#
Everybody is a star (Star)
Got my money and I’m feeling kinda low (Feeling kinda low)
Everybody got a scar (Scar)
Ain’t it funny how we’re running out of hope?

[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah (Ain’t it funny, ain’t it funny)
Yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
F# A E B
(Uh-hu-hu-huh, ah-ha-ha)

[Verse 2]
F# A E B
I got blood on my hands in my pockets
F# A E
That’s what you get turning bullets into rockets (Rock—)
F# A E B
I am a kid of a bad education
F# A E
The shooting star of lowered expectation

[Chorus]
F#
Everybody is a star (Star)
Got my money and I’m feeling kinda low (Feeling kinda low)
Everybody got a scar (Scar)
Ain’t it funny how we’re running out of hope?

[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah (Ain’t it funny, ain’t it funny)
Yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
(Uh-hu-hu-huh, ah-ha-ha)

[Verse 3]
I’m just a face in the crowd of spectators
To the sound of the voice of a traitor
F# A E B
Dirty looks and I’m looking for a payback
F# A E
Burning books in a bulletproof backpack

[Chorus]
F#
Everybody is a star (Star)
Got my money and I’m feeling kinda low (Feeling kinda low)
Everybody got a scar (Scar)
Ain’t it funny how we’re running out of hope?

[Post-Chorus]
F#
Yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah (Ain’t it funny, ain’t it funny)
Yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
(Uh-hu-hu-huh, ah-ha-ha)

[Outro]
F#
Yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah (Everybody is a star)
Yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah (Everybody is a star, ow)

How to play Oh Yeah: key, chords and progression

Oh Yeah by Green Day is built around B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯), with 4 chords in all: F#, A, E and B.

The backbone of the song is F# – A – E – B (V – ♭VII – IV – I in B major). 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 E, G, D, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.