Hunting Hearts – It Happens Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Hunting Hearts – It Happens Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsF#maj9Ebm9B9BmF#EbmBC#

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This is the chords of It Happens by Hunting Hearts on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

 

[Intro]
F#maj9

[Verse 1]
F#maj9                          Ebm9
I catch my death in the pouring rain
                 B9          F#maj9
Just to see your face
                                  Ebm9
You gave me strength to break the chains
            B9
With just your grace
F#maj9
        And if I felt like I could fly
                       Ebm9  
You're the only reason why I'd 
              Bm
ever try to touch the sky

[Chorus]
F#
You are something I never knew
That I wanted but it's true that
Ebm        B       C#    F#
Everything happens for a reason
F#
You're the one I've been wishing for
You're the part that I've been missing
Ebm        B       C#    F#
Oh, it all happens for a reason	
[Verse 2]
F#maj9
I've been down right to the bottom
Of life's shining glass bottles
I've been choking on the waves
And I've been strangled by the throttle
      Ebm9                Bm
Yes I know, you've got my soul
               F#maj9
And we've been staring at the night sky
'Til it's bleached white by the sunrise
We've been looking at each other like
We set the stars alight
      Ebm9                        Bm
Yes I know-oh-oh-oh you've got my soul

[Chorus]
F#
You are something I never knew
That I wanted but it's true that
Ebm        B       C#    F#
Everything happens for a reason
F#
You're the one I've been wishing for
You're the part that I've been missing
Ebm        B       C#    F#
Oh, it all happens for a reason 
(1, 2, 1-2-3-4)

[Post-chorus]
F#
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
Ebm
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
B          C#
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
F#
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
Ebm
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
B          Bm
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-ooo-ooh	
[Chorus]
F#
You are something I never knew
That I wanted but it's true that
Ebm                      Bm
Everything happens for a reason
F#
You're the one I've been wishing for
You're the part that I've been missing
Ebm        B       C#    F#
Oh, it all happens for a reason

[Chorus]
F#
You are something I never knew
That I wanted but it's true that
Ebm        B       C#    F#
Everything happens for a reason
F#
You're the one I've been wishing for
You're the part that I've been
 missing
Ebm        B       C#    F#
Oh, it all happens for a reason

[Post-chorus]
F#
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
Ebm
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
B          C#
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
F#
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
Ebm
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
B          C#
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
F#
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
Ebm
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
B          C#
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
Woah-oh-oh ohhh-oh
Woah-oh-oh oh!	

How to play It Happens: key, chords and progression

It Happens by Hunting Hearts is centred on F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯). The song uses 8 chords: F#maj9, Ebm9, B9, Bm, F#, Ebm, B and C#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F# – Ebm – B – C# (I – vi – IV – V in F♯ major), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression. In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Fmaj9, Dm9, Bb9, Bbm, F, Dm, Bb, C (25% 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♯
Ebm9 chord on guitar (11-13-11-11-11-13)
E♭m9E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭ F
B9 chord on guitar (x2122x)
B9B D♯ F♯ A C♯
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
Ebm chord on guitar (x68876)
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯

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It Happens chords: questions

What key is It Happens in?

It Happens by Hunting Hearts is centred on F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in It Happens?

It Happens uses 8 chords: F#maj9, Ebm9, B9, Bm, F#, Ebm, B, C#.

What is the chord progression of It Happens?

The main progression is F# – Ebm – B – C# (I – vi – IV – V), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression.

Is It Happens easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Fmaj9, Dm9, Bb9, Bbm, F, Dm, Bb, C (25% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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