Jan182020

Illenium feat. Echos – Afterlife Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsC G Em D

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This is the chords of Afterlife by Illenium feat. Echos on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C G Em D

[Verse 1]
C G
After we’re gone
Em D
Who will breathe the earth we lost
C G
We leave nothing but our thoughts
Em D
And memories beneath the dust
C G
So when this body fails to mend
Em D
And all my demons they come crashing in
C G
Will I start to begin
Em D
Or will I fade away with them

[Pre-Chorus]
C G
And in the afterlife, tell me we’ll be fine
Em D
In the afterlife, tell me we’ll be fine
C G
And in the afterlife, tell me we’ll be fine
Em D
In the afterlife
C G Em D

[Chorus]
C G
And in the afterlife, tell me we’ll be fine
Em D
In the afterlife, tell me we’ll be fine
C G
And in the afterlife, tell me we’ll be fine
Em D
In the afterlife

[Instrumental]
C G Em D

[Verse 2]
C G
So when this body fails to mend
Em D
And all the demons they come crashing in
C G
Will we start to begin
Em D
Or will we fade away with them
C G Em D

[Pre-Chorus]
C G
And in the afterlife, tell me we’ll be fine
Em D
In the afterlife, tell me we’ll be fine
C G
And in the afterlife, tell me we’ll be fine
Em D
In the afterlife

[Instrumental]
C G Em D

[Chorus]
C G
And in the afterlife, tell me we’ll be fine
Em D
In the afterlife, tell me we’ll be fine
C G
And in the afterlife, tell me we’ll be fine
Em D
In the afterlife

[Outro]
C G Em D

How to play Afterlife: key, chords and progression

To play Afterlife by Illenium feat. Echos, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 4 chords: C, G, Em and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G – Em – D (IV – I – vi – V in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.