Hamilton – Burn Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Hamilton – Burn Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsBmF#GDEm7Em7/C#D/AF#mF#m/EF#/DGmaj7AD/BbBm7D/F#D/EBm9

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This is the chords of Burn by Hamilton on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

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[Intro]
Bm  F#  G  D  Em7    x2

[Verse]
  Bm                      F#
I saved every letter you wrote me
G                  D
From the moment I read them
  Em7            Bm
I knew you were mine
                   F#
You said you were mine
                   G     D  Em7
I thought you were mine
Bm                 F#
Do you know what Angelica said
         G                     D       Em7
When we saw your first letter arrive?
She said
Bm               F#
“Be careful with that one, love
        G                      D
He will do what it takes to survive.”	

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[Pre-Chorus]
Em7/C#        Bm               F#
You and your words flooded my senses
      G                    D
Your sentences left me defenseless
Em7             Bm             F#
You built me palaces out of paragraphs
             G        D  Em7
You built cathedrals
         Bm                     F#
I’m re-reading the letters you wrote me
      G                          D
I’m searching and scanning for answers
    Em7   Bm
In every line
                  F#
For some kind of sign
                   G
And when you were mine
The world seemed to

[Chorus]
D/A  Bm  F#m  F#m/E  F#/D  Gmaj7
Burn
D/A  Bm  F#m  F#m/E  F#/D  Gmaj7
Burn

[Verse]
     Bm                        F#
You published the letters she wrote you
    G                             D
You told the whole world how you brought
           Em7     Bm
This girl into our bed
                 F#                         G     D  Em7
In clearing your name, you have ruined our lives
Bm                 F#           G
Do you know what Angelica said
                          D     Em7
When she read what you’d done?
         Bm
She said
                       F#
“You have married an Icarus
        G                     D
He has flown too close to the sun.”	

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[Pre-Chorus]
Em7/C#        Bm                        F#
You and your words, obsessed with your legacy...
       G                    D
Your sentences border on senseless
Em7           Bm                F#
And you are paranoid in every paragraph
            G
How they perceive you
You, you, you
     Bm                      F#
I’m erasing myself from the narrative
     G                  D         Em7
Let future historians wonder how Eliza
Bm                        F#
Reacted when you broke her heart
G
You have torn it all apart
I am watching it

[Chorus]
D/A  Bm  F#m  F#m/E  F#/D  Gmaj7
Burn
            D/A  Bm  F#m  F#m/E  F#/D  Gmaj7
Watching it burn	

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[Bridge]
                 A             D
The world has no right to my heart
                  D/Bb
The world has no place in our bed
      Bm7                      Gmaj7
They don’t get to know what I said
     A             D
I’m burning the memories
             D/Bb                    Bm7
Burning the letters that might have redeemed you
      Gmaj7       A           D
You forfeit all rights to my heart
                 D/Bb
You forfeit the place in our bed
        Bm7                   Gmaj7
You'll sleep in your office instead
      A         D
With only the memories
             D/Bb      D/F#  D/E  D G
Of when you were mine

[Outro]
                 Bm  F#  G  D Em7  Bm9
I hope that you burn	

How to play Burn: key, chords and progression

Burn by Hamilton is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 17 chords: Bm, F#, G, D, Em7, Em7/C#, D/A, F#m, F#m/E, F#/D, Gmaj7 and A and 5 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bm – F# – G – D (i – V – VI – III in B minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, E, F, C, Dm7, Em, Fmaj7, G, Am7, Am9 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Gmaj7 chord on guitar (320002)
Gmaj7G B D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm7 chord on guitar (x24232)
Bm7B D F♯ A
Bm9 chord on guitar (x20222)
Bm9B D F♯ A C♯

Burn chords: questions

What key is Burn in?

Burn by Hamilton is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Burn?

Burn uses 17 chords: Bm, F#, G, D, Em7, Em7/C#, D/A, F#m, F#m/E, F#/D, Gmaj7, A and 5 more.

What is the chord progression of Burn?

The main progression is Bm – F# – G – D (i – V – VI – III).

Is Burn easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, E, F, C, Dm7, Em, Fmaj7, G, Am7, Am9 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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