Halsey – Ashley Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Halsey – Ashley Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsCmaj7GEmBm

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This is the chords of Ashley by Halsey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Cmaj7 G
Em Bm
Cmaj7 G
Em Bm

[Verse 1]
Cmaj7               G               Em                 Bm
Standing now, in the mirror that I built myself
Cmaj7                                                   G
And I can’t remember why the decision wasn’t mine
Em                                                 Bm
But it seems I’m only clingin’ to an idea now
Cmaj7                         G                                         Em
Took my heart and sold it out to a vision that I wrote myself
Bm                                 Cmaj7                                         G
And I don’t wanna be somebody in America, just fighting the hysteria
Em Bm
Only wanna die someday

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[Chorus 1]
Cmaj7       G                     Em                     Bm
Someday, some- day, when I burst into flames
Cmaj7                     G
I’ll leave you the dust, my love
Em                                                             Bm
Hope a bit of it’ll be enough to help remember the
Cmaj7     G                     Em      Bm
Days when we came to this place
Cmaj7                         G                                         Em
I told you I spilled my guts, I left you to clean it up
Bm
I’m bursting out of the

[Verse 2]
Cmaj7                     G                     Em                     Bm
Seems like now it’s impossible to work this out
Cmaj7
I’m so committed to an old ghost town
G                                                             Em
Is it really that strange if I always want a change?
G                                                             Em
And if only the time and space between us wasn’t lonely
G
I disintegrate into a thousand pieces
Em
Think I’m makin’ a mistake, but if I decide to break
Who will fill the empty space? Oh

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[Chorus 2]
Cmaj7 G Em Bm
And now, if I figure this out
Cmaj7                                         G
Apart from my beating heart
Em                                                                                 Bm
It’s a muscle, but it’s still not strong enough to carry the
Cmaj7      G               Em               Bm
Weight of the choices I’ve made
Cmaj7
I told you I’d ride this out
G                                           Em
It’s gettin’ harder every day somehow
Bm Cmaj7 G Em Bm
I’m burstin’ out of myself
Cmaj7 G Em Bm

[Outro]
Cmaj7 G Em Bm
(Ooh, ooh)
Cmaj7 G
(Ooh, ooh)
Em Bm
Too many guys think I’m a concept, or
Cmaj7 G
I complete them, or I’m gonna make them alive
Em
I’m just a fcked up girl who’s lookin’ for my own piece of mind
Bm
Don’t assign me yours

How to play Ashley: key, chords and progression

Ashley by Halsey is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 4 chords: Cmaj7, G, Em and Bm.

Listen for Cmaj7 – G – Em – Bm (Imaj7 – V – iii – vii in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – mi – te. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Fmaj7, C, Am, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000)
Cmaj7C E G B
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯

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Ashley chords: questions

What key is Ashley in?

Ashley by Halsey is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Ashley?

Ashley uses 4 chords: Cmaj7, G, Em, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Ashley?

The main progression is Cmaj7 – G – Em – Bm (Imaj7 – V – iii – vii).

Is Ashley easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Fmaj7, C, Am, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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