Half•Alive – Automatic Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Half•Alive – Automatic Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAadd9Aadd9/DAadd9/EDEF#mADmaj7Eadd9F#m7Bm7C#m7

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[Verse 1]
Aadd9
 Watch the
world burn
Aadd9/D
 Kiss it away
Aadd9
 Notice your heart
  Aadd9/D
breaking like waves
Aadd9/E
 Paint your eyes
 bright
Aadd9/D
 Pretending to
sleep
Aadd9
 Distracted while
 your
 Aadd9/D
background changes
permanently

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[Pre-Chorus]
D          E
In my head wondering
F#m
what are we losing?
F#m
In my head
E        D
wondering is 
it too late?
D           E
Caught in my throat
 is 
  F#m
my shot at
redemption
F#m     A
 I    start to
 D
lose it
D        E
Everyone wondering
F#m
what is the future
F#m      E
Everyone telling
    D
themselves it's okay
D           E
If it's all broken
     F#m
then is it worth
 fixing?
F#m   A
 I'm sick
    Aadd9/D
of losing



[Chorus]
Dmaj7  Eadd9
...    ...
F#m7
 Non-stop,
          F#m7  Eadd9
automatic
Dmaj7
Living in
         Bm7 C#m7
delusion
Dmaj7
Look away out of
      F#m7 Aadd9
habit
Dmaj7
Pull yourself
         Dmaj7 Eadd9
together
F#m7
Evеrybody's talking
         F#m7 Eadd9
'bout it
Dmaj7
Still you keep your
          Bm7 C#m7
head down
Dmaj7
Lose yourself in
           F#m7 Aadd9
thе static
Dmaj7
Blame it on
each other


[Verse 2]
Aadd9
 People speak out
Aadd9/D
 People are freaks
Aadd9
 Power goes out
  Aadd9/D
Sweat 'til it bleeds
Aadd9
 Never trust you
Aadd9/D
 Never trust me
Aadd9
 Asking how it
 Aadd9/D
happened
Aadd9/D
Find it hard
to believe





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[Pre-Chorus]
D          E
In my head wondering
F#m
what are we losing?
F#m        E
In my head wondering
D
 is it too late?
D           E
Caught in my throat
     F#m
is my shot at
 redemption
F#m     A       Aadd9/D
 I    start to lose it


[Chorus]
Dmaj7  Eadd9
...    ...
F#m7
Non-stop,
          F#m7 Eadd9
automatic
Dmaj7
Living in
         Bm7 C#m7
delusion
Dmaj7
Look away out of
      F#m7 Aadd9
habit
Dmaj7
Pull yourself
         Dmaj7 Eadd9
together
F#m7
Evеrybody's talking
         F#m7 Eadd9
'bout it
Dmaj7
Still you keep your
          Bm7 C#m7
head down
Dmaj7
Lose yourself
              F#m7 Aadd9
in thе static
Dmaj7
Blame it on
each other


[Bridge]
Aadd9
 (I'm sick
of losing)
Aadd9/D
 (I'm sick
of losing)
Aadd9
 (I'm sick
of losing)
Aadd9/D
 (I'm sick
of losing)
Aadd9
 (I'm sick
of losing)
Aadd9/D
 (I'm sick
 of losing)
Aadd9
 (I'm sick
of losing)
Aadd9/D
 (I'm sick
 of losing)
Aadd9
 I'm sick
of losing


[Instrument Break]
Dmaj7 Eadd9 F#m7
F#m7 Eadd9 Dmaj7
Bm7 C#m7 Dmaj7
F#m7 Aadd9 Dmaj7



[Chorus]
Dmaj7  Eadd9
...    ...
F#m7
Non-stop,
          F#m7 Eadd9
automatic
Dmaj7
Living in
         Bm7 C#m7
delusion
Dmaj7
Look away out of
      F#m7 Aadd9
habit
Dmaj7
Pull yourself
         Dmaj7 Eadd9
together
F#m7
Evеrybody's talking
         F#m7 Eadd9
'bout it
Dmaj7
Still you keep your
          Bm7 C#m7
head down
Dmaj7
Lose yourself
in thе
       F#m7 Aadd9
static
Blame it on
each other








Watch: half•alive - Automatic (Official)
From halfaliveVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.


How to play Automatic: key, chords and progression
Automatic by Half•Alive is built around A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), with 12 chords in all: Aadd9, Aadd9/D, Aadd9/E, D, E, F#m, A, Dmaj7, Eadd9, F#m7, Bm7 and C#m7.
Listen for Dmaj7 – Eadd9 – F#m7 – Eadd9 (IVmaj7 – Vadd9 – vi7 – Vadd9 in A major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – soh – lah – soh. 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 Gadd9, C, D, Em, G, Cmaj7, Dadd9, Em7, Am7, Bm7 (70% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
Chord diagrams
Aadd9 chord on guitar (x02420)
Aadd9A C♯ E B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222)
Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
Eadd9 chord on guitar (024100)
Eadd9E G♯ B F♯
F#m7 chord on guitar (242222)
F♯m7F♯ A C♯ E
Bm7 chord on guitar (x24232)
Bm7B D F♯ A
C#m7 chord on guitar (x46454)
C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B
Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.
Automatic chords: questions
What key is Automatic in?
Automatic by Half•Alive is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).
What chords are in Automatic?
Automatic uses 12 chords: Aadd9, Aadd9/D, Aadd9/E, D, E, F#m, A, Dmaj7, Eadd9, F#m7, Bm7, C#m7.
What is the chord progression of Automatic?
The main progression is Dmaj7 – Eadd9 – F#m7 – Eadd9 (IVmaj7 – Vadd9 – vi7 – Vadd9).
Is Automatic easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Gadd9, C, D, Em, G, Cmaj7, Dadd9, Em7, Am7, Bm7 (70% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).






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