Hippo Campus – Ashtray Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Hippo Campus – Ashtray Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsF#maj9D#m7Bmaj9F#D#mBmaj7C#7C#BDdimG#7D#m9

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These are the chords for Ashtray by Hippo Campus on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
F#maj9 D#m7 Bmaj9
F#maj9 D#m7 Bmaj9

[Verse 1]
F#
if you’ve got something
   D#m      Bmaj7
to say you should say it i
F#
can’t waste more time
        D#m   Bmaj7
on your mis - cues
F#
tried to pretend like
  D#m        Bmaj7
i saw it and called it - but
F#                  D#m     Bmaj7
i can’t act like it doesn’t bother me

[Pre-Chorus]
C#7
now - as i’m leaving your
C#7
house - dead on arrival - you

[Chorus]
F#
you took it to heart
        D#m Bmaj7
like an ash tray i
F#
always forget what
    D#m       Bmaj7
i’m trying to say
 C#
asleep at the wheel like
a drunk truck driver
C#
hung up to dry with the
thief and the liar

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[Solo]
F# D#m Bmaj7
F# D#m Bmaj7
F# D#m Bmaj7
F# D#m Bmaj7

[Verse 2]
F#                  D#m
sorry i’m not well-equipped
    Bmaj7
to address it
F#
drama hits me like
  D#m Bmaj7
a quaalude - some-
 F#
-times i know what i want
    D#m           Bmaj7
and then i second guess it some
 F#
times i think you’re better
       D#m     Bmaj7
off if i leave you a-

[Pre-Chorus 2]
C#7
lone so fucking hard to be a
C#7
lone what’s good for you
ain’t always (easy) you

[Chorus]
F#                       D#m B
took it to heart like an ashtray i
F#                     D#m       B
always forget what i’m trying to say
 C#
asleep at the wheel like
a drunk truck driver
C#
hung up to dry with the thief
and the liar i'm

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[Bridge]
B         C#
fine, i’m here like half of the
Ddim          D#m     C#
time - that’s nothing new, it’s a
G#7
crime - and a
B6/9
crying shame - you

[True Chorus]
F#maj9                   D#m9 Bmaj9
took it to heart like an ash - tray i'm
F#maj9              D#m9   Bmaj9
always fine but i’m never okay - you
F#maj9                   D#m9 Bmaj9
took it to heart like an ash--tray you
F#maj9
took it to heart,
    D#m9       Bmaj9
you took it to heart - you
F#                           D#m Bmaj7
you took it to heart like an ashtray i
F#                    D#m        Bmaj7
always mess up when i can't run away
 C#
asleep at the wheel like
a drunk truck driver
C#
hung up to dry with the
thief and the liar

[Outro]
F# D#m Bmaj7
F# D#m Bmaj7
F# D#m Bmaj7
F# D#m Bmaj7
Bmaj7

How to play Ashtray: key, chords and progression

Ashtray by Hippo Campus is centred on F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯). The song uses 12 chords: F#maj9, D#m7, Bmaj9, F#, D#m, Bmaj7, C#7, C#, B, Ddim, G#7 and D#m9.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F# – D#m – Bmaj7 – F# (I – vi – IVmaj7 – I in F♯ major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes Cmaj9, Am7, Fmaj9, C, Am, Fmaj7, G7, G, F, Abdim (58% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#maj9 chord on guitar (213121)
F♯maj9F♯ A♯ C♯ E♯ G♯
D#m7 chord on guitar (x68676)
D♯m7D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯
Bmaj9 chord on guitar (768676)
Bmaj9B D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
Bmaj7 chord on guitar (x24342)
Bmaj7B D♯ F♯ A♯
C#7 chord on guitar (x46464)
C♯7C♯ E♯ G♯ B
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
Ddim chord on guitar (xx0131)
DdimD F A♭
G#7 chord on guitar (464544)
G♯7G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯
D#m9 chord on guitar (11-13-11-11-11-13)
D♯m9D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯ E♯

Ashtray chords: questions

What key is Ashtray in?

Ashtray by Hippo Campus is centred on F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in Ashtray?

Ashtray uses 12 chords: F#maj9, D#m7, Bmaj9, F#, D#m, Bmaj7, C#7, C#, B, Ddim, G#7, D#m9.

What is the chord progression of Ashtray?

The main progression is F# – D#m – Bmaj7 – F# (I – vi – IVmaj7 – I).

Is Ashtray easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes Cmaj9, Am7, Fmaj9, C, Am, Fmaj7, G7, G, F, Abdim (58% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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