ILLENIUM, Matt Maeson – Heavenly Side Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ILLENIUM, Matt Maeson – Heavenly Side Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are the chords for Heavenly Side by ILLENIUM & Matt Maeson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D        G
Ooh oh oh
Bm       A
Ooh oh oh

[Verse 1]
D
I've got an anger problem
G
I've got a selfish need
Bm
I like to burn my focus
         A
Just to watch my true calls bleed
D
I've got a taste for failure
G
I find it in everything
    Bm
But I hear the voice inside you

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    A
Say I could be more than me

[Pre-Chorus]
          G                Bm     F#m
You can't let go if you want to
          G                A
'Cause I love you all the same

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[Chorus]
        D
It's a long way down from here
G
(Oh oh oh oh)
             Bm              A
My heavenly side is comin'

 alive if you want me
G
(Oh oh oh oh)
      D
And I killed myself last year
G
(Oh oh oh oh)
             Bm
My heavenly side is comin'
   A
alive if you want me
G
(Oh oh oh oh)
             D     D
If you want me

[Verse 2]

D
I know that I'm the problem
G
I know that I'm to blam?
Bm                    A
But I hear the heart inside you
G
And it's calling out my name

[Pre-Chorus]
          G                Bm     F#m
You can't let go if you want to...
          G                A
'Cause I love you all the same

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[Chorus]
        D
It's a long way down from here
G
(Oh oh oh oh)
             Bm
My heavenly side is comin'
    A
alive if you want me
G
(Oh oh oh oh)
      D
And I killed myself last year
G
(Oh oh oh oh)
             Bm
My heavenly side is comin'
   A
alive if you want me
G
(Oh oh oh oh)
             D     D
If you want me
[Bridge]
        D
It's a long way down from here
G
(Oh oh oh oh)
             Bm
My heavenly side is comin'
 alive if you want me
A
(Oh oh oh oh)
      D
And I killed myself last year
G
(Oh oh oh oh)
             Bm
My heavenly side is comin'
alive if you want me
A
(Oh oh oh oh)

[Outro]
              D
Don't you let go!
            G
I found my soul!
          Bm
Don't you let go!
A           G
I found my soul!
D           G
Oh oh oh oh..
Bm       A  G
Oh oh oh oh..
D           G
Oh oh oh oh..
             Bm
My heavenly side is comin'
       A            G
alive if you want me
Oh oh oh oh
            D
If you want me

How to play Heavenly Side: key, chords and progression

Heavenly Side by ILLENIUM, Matt Maeson sits in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: D, G, Bm, A and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – G – Bm – A (I – IV – vi – V in D major), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V. In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, F, Am, G, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

Heavenly Side chords: questions

What key is Heavenly Side in?

Heavenly Side by ILLENIUM, Matt Maeson is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Heavenly Side?

Heavenly Side uses 5 chords: D, G, Bm, A, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Heavenly Side?

The main progression is D – G – Bm – A (I – IV – vi – V), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V.

Is Heavenly Side easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, F, Am, G, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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