half•alive – Hot Tea Chords on Piano & Ukulele

half•alive – Hot Tea Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsAbmGbBEbm7Abm7EbmBbmDb

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[Intro]
Abm Gb B

[Verse 1]
B
I really do wanna be
               Abm
crashing into your shore
                    Gb
Wrapping all around you
Sinking to the ground
      B
floor ocean deep
B
Wanna be here at your
door at 12AM
        Gb
And sleeping on your porch
until you get in

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[Pre-Chorus]
B
Looking into your eyes (endlessly)
Ebm7                  Abm7
Falling into your lap (desperately)
B
Sitting at your feet,
soaking in all your energy
Ebm7
Sip you through my front
       Gb
teeth (held too close)

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[Chorus]
B
Hold you in my hands like hot tea
Ebm7        Abm7
Knowing I'm safe 'cause you warm me
B
(Ooh) Sitting in
a garden at your feet
Ebm7
You, me, only
Abm7
Holding on and on
B
You're clawing at the
corner of my heart, I
Ebm7            Abm7         Gb
Can't afford to lose you any longer
B
(Ooh) Holding you like hot tea
Ebm7
You, me, only
Abm7
Holding on and on
Ebm B

[Verse 2]
B
I wanna be ruined by love
B
Drowning in rivers of peace
Ebm7
Taking a piece of the cut
Abm7
Longing for everything
B
Take it all in life sized bites
                Ebm7
Imma be outside up all night
                   Abm7
In the stars, pale moonrise
Abm7
Longing for everything

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[Pre-Chorus]
B
Looking into your eyes endlessly
Ebm7                    Abm7
(Falling into your lap) Desperately
B
(Sitting at your feet)
Soaking in all your energy
Ebm
Oh, right now I wanna be
 Bbm
(held too close)

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[Chorus]
B
Hold you in my hands like hot tea
Ebm               Abm
Knowing I'm safe 'cause
you warm me
B
(Ooh) Sitting in a garden
at your feet
Ebm
You, me, only
Abm
Holding on and on
B
You're clawing at the
corner of my heart, I
Ebm             Abm
Can't afford to lose
you any longer
B
(Ooh) Holding you like hot tea
Ebm
You, me, only
Abm
Holding on and on
Gb B

[Outro]
Db
Hold you in my
                Gb
hands like hot tea
Ebm         Db
Knowing I'm safe
           Gb       B
'cause you warm me
B
(Ooh) Sitting in
            Db
a garden at your feet
Ebm
You, me, only
Gb
Holding on and on
B
You're clawing at
           Db
the corner of my heart, I
Ebm             Db
Can't afford to lose
        Gb
you any longer
B                      Gb
(Ooh) Holding you like hot tea
Ebm
You, me, only
Gb
Holding on and on

How to play Hot Tea: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Hot Tea by half•alive on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Hot Tea by half•alive is centred on F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯). The song uses 8 chords: Abm, Gb, B, Ebm7, Abm7, Ebm, Bbm and Db.

The backbone of the song is B – Ebm7 – Abm7 – B (IV – vi7 – ii7 – IV in F♯ major). In solfa, that is fah – lah – reh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes Dm, C, F, Am7, Dm7, Am, Em, G (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Abm chord on guitar (466444)
A♭mA♭ C♭ E♭
Gb chord on guitar (244322)
G♭G♭ B♭ D♭
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
Ebm7 chord on guitar (x68676)
E♭m7E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭
Abm7 chord on guitar (464444)
A♭m7A♭ C♭ E♭ G♭
Ebm chord on guitar (x68876)
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭

Hot Tea chords: questions

What key is Hot Tea in?

Hot Tea by half•alive is centred on F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in Hot Tea?

Hot Tea uses 8 chords: Abm, Gb, B, Ebm7, Abm7, Ebm, Bbm, Db.

What is the chord progression of Hot Tea?

The main progression is B – Ebm7 – Abm7 – B (IV – vi7 – ii7 – IV).

Is Hot Tea easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes Dm, C, F, Am7, Dm7, Am, Em, G (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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