Honne – By My Side Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Honne – By My Side Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsFBbmDm7G7CA7Cm7BbGmBbmaj7Em7GD7

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This is the chords of By My Side by Honne on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

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[Intro]
F Bbm  Dm7 G7  C
F  A7  Dm7  Cm7 Bb     Bbm

[Verse 1]
         F           A7
You were there every time
      Dm7         G7       C
Every time that I needed a shoulder
    F           A7
And you kept me warm
    Dm7           G7        C
When my world grew darker and colder
F   Gm   Dm7   Bb
You gave your strength
     A7      Dm7
When mine had gone
            G7     C
And I could not go on	

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[Chorus]
F       A7       Dm7
  Where were you when
  Cm7      Bbmaj7
I hurt the most?
F       A7       Dm7
  Where were you when
  Cm7    Bbmaj7
I needed hope?
             Bbm
I needed you close
You were by my side
F     Em7      Dm7
Where were you?
      Cm7      Bb
Where were you?
C                    F
  You were by my side
      A7      Dm7
Where were you?
      Cm7      Bb
Where were you?
         C
You were by my side	

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[Verse 2]
F           A7
You pick me up
    Dm7         G7            C
Any time that I start sinking lower
      F           A7
And I think to myself
           Dm7        G7       C
What would life be if I didn’t know ya
F   Gm   Dm7 Bb
You were the spark
     A7      Dm7
That lit the path
   G7    Bbm
To carry on

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[Chorus]
F     A7      Dm7
Where were you when
  G        C
I hurt the most?
F       A7       Dm7
  Where were you when
  Cm7    Bb
I needed hope?
             Bbm
I needed you close
You were by my side
F     A7      Dm7
Where were you?
      Cm7     Bb
Where were you?
C
  You were by my side
F      A7      Dm7
Where were you?
      Cm7      Bb
Where were you?
               F A7 Dm7 Cm7 Bb
You were by my side
                  Bbm
If you were by my side	

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[Bridge]
   G7    Bb
So sweet
                      F          Bbm
Sweet is the love you gave to me
      F        Cm7 D7 G7
And I swear, I swear oh
            G7
That I will love you ‘til the end

[Outro]
F  A7  Dm7
Cm7  Bb
               F A7 Dm7 Cm7 Bb
You were by my side
               F A7 Dm7 Cm7 Bb
You were by my side,    by my side
               Bbm
You were by my side
F Bbm Dm7 G7 C
F A7 Dm7 Cm7 Bb Bbm	

How to play By My Side: key, chords and progression

By My Side by Honne is centred on F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 13 chords: F, Bbm, Dm7, G7, C, A7, Cm7, Bb, Gm, Bbmaj7, Em7 and G and 1 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – A7 – Dm7 – Cm7 (I – III7 – vi7 – v7 in F major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, Gm, Bm7, E7, A, F#7, Am7, G, Em, Gmaj7 (69% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 54% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C
G7 chord on guitar (320001)
G7G B D F
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
Cm7 chord on guitar (x35343)
Cm7C E♭ G B♭
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Bbmaj7 chord on guitar (x13231)
B♭maj7B♭ D F A
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D7 chord on guitar (xx0212)
D7D F♯ A C

By My Side chords: questions

What key is By My Side in?

By My Side by Honne is centred on F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in By My Side?

By My Side uses 13 chords: F, Bbm, Dm7, G7, C, A7, Cm7, Bb, Gm, Bbmaj7, Em7, G and 1 more.

What is the chord progression of By My Side?

The main progression is F – A7 – Dm7 – Cm7 (I – III7 – vi7 – v7).

Is By My Side easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, Gm, Bm7, E7, A, F#7, Am7, G, Em, Gmaj7 (69% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 54% without a capo).

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