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Heartless Bastards – How Low Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
E   A   E   A
B   A   B   A
B   A   B

[Verse 1]
A
People can we get together
    B                   A
and help each other out
                    B
The temperature is rising
A                            B
Oh the world is filled with so
much greed
A                     B
Can we ask ourselves how much
we really need
A                         B
On and on it never stops oh
don't you see
A                                 B
On and on it never stops how much do
you really need

[Chorus]
A                    B
Oh how low will you go to
           A
get to the top
                            B
I hope we never really have find out
A                    B
Oh how low will you go to
           A
get to the top
                  B
Can we all try to find some balance

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[Pre-Chorus]
E                    A
 Sometimes I can hardly take it
E                         A
 Oh the world has so much needless
 suffering
E                         A
On and on it never stops oh
don't you see
E                            A
On and on it never stops how much
do you really need

[Chorus]
A                    B
Oh how low will you go to
           A
get to the top
                            B
I hope we never really have find out
A                    B
Oh how low will you go to
           A
get to the top
                  B
Can we all try to find some balance

[Interlude]
E   A   E   A

[Bridge]
E         Emaj7        A  E
Let's all fill up with love
          Emaj7        A  E
Let's all fill up with love
          Emaj7        A  E
Let's all fill up with love
          Emaj7        A  E
Let's all fill up with love

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[Pre-Chorus]
E                    A
 Sometimes I can hardly take it
E                        A
Oh the world has so much needless
suffering
E                         A
On and on it never stops oh
don't you see
      E
Let's lift each other up now
        A
or just let each other be

[Chorus]
A                    B
Oh how low will you go to
           A
get to the top
                            B
I hope we never really have find
out
A                    B
Oh how low will you go to
           A
get to the top
                  B
Can we all try to find
some balance

[Outro]
E

How to play How Low: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for How Low by Heartless Bastards on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

How Low by Heartless Bastards sits in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: E, A, B and Emaj7.

Most of the song cycles through A – E – Emaj7 – A (IV – I – Imaj7 – IV in E major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – doh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, A, Dmaj7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Emaj7 chord on guitar (021100) — Emaj7E G♯ B D♯

How Low chords: questions

What key is How Low in?

How Low by Heartless Bastards is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in How Low?

How Low uses 4 chords: E, A, B, Emaj7.

What is the chord progression of How Low?

The main progression is A – E – Emaj7 – A (IV – I – Imaj7 – IV).

Is How Low easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, A, Dmaj7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

How to play How Low: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

How Low chords: questions

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