Halle – Angel Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Halle – Angel Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsFmGmAbBbmGDbCBbF

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These are Angel chords by Halle on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

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[Intro]
Fm Gm Ab Bbm Ab G Gm

[Verse 1]
Fm    Gm       Ab
   Do you ever make it
 out of your head?
         Bbm
Do you still swim in
your thoughts?
Ab      G
Do you still mistake your
  Gm
 flaws for property?
Fm
Somethin' that just don't
           Gm       Ab
sit right with you
But Heaven knows,
          Bbm  Ab
 Heaven knows
     G           Gm         Db
Your wings can't weigh you down

[Pre-Chorus]
Db         C              Db
But angels make a way somehow
Db         C
And if we fall, we fall
  Fm
on  clouds
[Chorus]
Fm
Black girl here, Black girl with
      Gm
the Black girl hair
Ab
   Took a little sunkiss just
 to look like this, God-sent
          Bbm
You're an angel (Angel), Angel
  Ab      G
(Angel), Angel (Angel),
  Gm
Angel (Angel)
Fm                 Ab
Heaven wears your halo
                    Bbm
They know you're an angel
(Angel),
         Ab      G
 Angel (Angel), Angel (Angel),
  Gm         Fm
 Angel (Angel)

[Verse 2]
Fm
I'm a big deal, I get sick
              Gm
 and tired of holdin' it in
Ab
   Rich blood, you can probably
 see the gold in my skin
Bbm                         Ab
I'm more than a girl, won't let
       G              Gm
 the troubles of the world
               Db
Come weigh me down

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[Pre-Chorus]
Db         C              Db
But angels make a way somehow
Db         C                Fm
But if we fall, we fall on clouds

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[Chorus]
Fm
Black girl here, Black girl
           Gm
 with the Black girl hair
Ab
   Took a little sunkiss just
to look like this, God-sent
          Bbm
You're an angel (Angel), Angel
  Ab      G
(Angel), Angel (Angel),
  Gm
 Angel (Angel)
Fm                 Ab
Heaven wears your halo
                    Bbm
They know you're an angel
 (Angel),
          Ab      G
 Angel (Angel), Angel (Angel),
    Gm         Fm
Angel (Angel)

[Bridge]
Fm
Some might hate and they wait
         Bb
 on your fall (Ah)
Bb
They don't know there's a
              Bbm
grace for it all (Ah)
    C
My flaws don't make me
Fm
Beautiful and real are you,
they cannot compare, all you
Bb
Perfectly a masterpiece in all of me,
         Bbm
even my scars
         C    Fm
Even my scars, yeah

[Chorus]
Fm
Black girl here, Black girl
           Gm
 with the Black girl hair
Ab
   Took a little sunkiss just
 to look like this, God-sent
          Bbm
You're an angel (Angel), Angel
  Ab      G              Gm
 (Angel), Angel (Angel), Angel
(Angel)
Fm                 Ab
Heaven wears your halo
                    Bbm
They know you're an angel (Angel),
         Ab      G
 Angel (Angel), Angel (Angel),
   Gm         Fm Db C Db F
 Angel (Angel)

How to play Angel: key, chords and progression

Angel by Halle is in the key of F minor (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). The song uses 9 chords: Fm, Gm, Ab, Bbm, G, Db, C, Bb and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Ab – Bbm – Ab – G (III – iv – III – II in F minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, F#m, G, Am, F#, C, B, A, E (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 22% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

Angel chords: questions

What key is Angel in?

Angel by Halle is in the key of F minor (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Angel?

Angel uses 9 chords: Fm, Gm, Ab, Bbm, G, Db, C, Bb, F.

What is the chord progression of Angel?

The main progression is Ab – Bbm – Ab – G (III – iv – III – II).

Is Angel easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, F#m, G, Am, F#, C, B, A, E (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 22% without a capo).

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