Jan142018

Hayley Kiyoko – Curious Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

ChordsC#m B E

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This is the chord progression of Curious by Hayley Kiyoko on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C#m B E

[Verse 1]
C#m B
I need a drink, whiskey ain’t my thing
E
But shit is all good
C#m B E
I can handle things- like I wish that you would
C#m B
You’ve been out of reach, could you explain?
E
I think that you should
C#m
What you been up to?
B E
Who’s been loving you good?

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m B E
I’m just on the floor, I’m like a model
C#m B E
Been looking through the texts and all the photos
C#m B E
But don’t you worry, I can handle it
C#m B E
No, don’t you worry, I can handle it

[Chorus]
C#m    B       E
If you let him touch ya, touch ya, touch ya, touch ya, touch ya, touch ya (yeah)
C#m    B    E
The way I used to, used to, used to, used to, used to, used to (yeah)
C#m       B
Did you take him to the pier in Santa Monica?
E
Forget to bring a jacket, wrap up in him cause you wanted to?
C#m B E
I’m just curious, is it serious?
C#m B E
I’m just curious, is it serious?

[Verse 2]
C#m B
Calling me up, so late at night
E
Are we just friends?
C#m B E
You say you wanted me, but you’re sleeping with him
C#m B
You think of me, I’m what you see
E
When you look at the sky
C#m B
I don’t believe you
E
You ain’t been loving me right (yeah)

[Chorus]
C#m       B    E
If you let him touch ya, touch ya, touch ya, touch ya, touch ya, touch ya (yeah)
C#m B    E
The way I used to, used to, used to, used to, used to, used to (yeah)
C#m    B
Did you take him to the pier in Santa Monica?
E
Forget to bring a jacket, wrap up in him cause you wanted to?
C#m B E
I’m just curious, is it serious?
C#m B E
I’m just curious, is it serious?

[Bridge]
C#m B E
I’m just on the floor, I’m like a model
C#m B E
Been looking through the texts and all the photos
C#m B E
But don’t you worry, I can handle it
C#m B E
No, don’t you worry, I can handle it

If you let him-, If you let him-

[Chorus]
C#m    B    E
If you let him touch ya, touch ya, touch ya, touch ya, touch ya, touch ya (yeah)
C#m    B    E
The way I used to, used to, used to, used to, used to, used to (yeah)
C#m    B
Did you take him to the pier in Santa Monica?
E
Forget to bring a jacket, wrap up in him cause you wanted to?
C#m B E
I’m just curious, is it serious?
C#m B E
I’m just curious, is it serious?

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How to play Curious: key, chords and progression

Curious by Hayley Kiyoko keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 3 chords: C#m, B and E.

Listen for C#m – B – E – C#m (vi – V – I – vi in E major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – soh – doh – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Am, G, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.