These are De Selby Part 1 chords by Hozier on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.
[Intro]G#mF#[Verse 1]E
At last, when all of
B
the world is asleep
You take in the blackness
G#m
of air
E
The likes of a darkness
so deep
G#m
That God at the start
couldn't bear
[Verse 2]E
And sit unseen, with only
B
the inner upheld
G#m
Your reflection can't
offer a word
E
To the bliss of not knowin'
yourself
G#m
With all mirrorin' gone
from the world
[Verse 3]E
Still the mind, rejectin'
B
this new empty space
G#m
Fills it with somethin' or
someone
E
No closer could I be to God
G#m
Or why he would do what
he's done
[Outro]G#m
Bhfuilis soranna sorcha
E
Ach tagais 'nós na hoíche
F#
Trína chéile; Le chéile,
claochlaithe
G#m
Bhfuilis soranna sorcha
E
Ach tagais 'nós na hoíche
D#
Is claochlú an ealaín Is
ealaín dubh í
G#m
Bhfuilis soranna sorcha
E
Ach tagais 'nós na hoíche
F#
Trína chéile; Le chéile,
claochlaithe
G#m
Bhfuilis soranna sorcha
E
Ach tagais 'nós na hoíche
D#
Is claochlú an ealaín Is
ealaín dubh í
[Outro]G#m
How to play De Selby Part 1: key, chords and progression
De Selby Part 1 by Hozier is in the key of G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). The song uses 5 chords: G#m, F#, E, B and D#.
The progression the song keeps returning to is E – B – G#m – E (VI – III – i – VI in G♯ minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Em, D, C, G, B (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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De Selby Part 1 chords: questions
What key is De Selby Part 1 in?
De Selby Part 1 by Hozier is in the key of G♯ minor (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).
What chords are in De Selby Part 1?
De Selby Part 1 uses 5 chords: G#m, F#, E, B, D#.
What is the chord progression of De Selby Part 1?
The main progression is E – B – G#m – E (VI – III – i – VI).
Is De Selby Part 1 easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Em, D, C, G, B (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo).
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