Imagine Dragons – Birds Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Imagine Dragons – Birds Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Birds by Imagine Dragons on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
A C#m B B x2

[Verse]
A                     C#m
Two hearts, one valve
B                                      B
Pumpin’ the blood, we were the flood
We were the body and
A                          C#m
Two lives, one life
B
Stickin’ it out, lettin’ you down
Makin’ it right

[Pre-Chorus]
A
Seasons, they will change
C#m
Life will make you grow
B                          B
Dreams will make you cry, cry, cry
A
Everything is temporary
C#m
Everything will slide
B
Love will never die, die, die

[Chorus]
I know that
A C#m
Ooh,
B                          B
Birds fly in every direction
A C#m
Ooh,
B
I hope to see you again

[Verse]
A              C#m
Sunsets, sunrises
B                                      B
Livin’ the dream, watchin’ the leaves
Changin’ the seasons
A                          C#m
Some nights I think of you
B
Relivin’ the past, wishin’ it’d last
Wishin’ and dreamin’

[Pre-Chorus]
A
Seasons, they will change
C#m
Life will make you grow
B                                                  B
Death can make you hard, hard, hard
A
Everything is temporary
C#m
Everything will slide
B
Love will never die, die, die

[Chorus]
I know that
A C#m
Ooh,
B                          B
Birds fly in every direction
A C#m
Ooh,
B
I hope to see you again
A C#m
Ooh,
B                          B
Birds fly in every direction
A C#m
Ooh,
B
So fly high, so fly high

[Bridge]
F#m              C#m          E        G#m
When the moon is lookin’ down
F#m              C#m            E        G#m
Shine that light up for your ground
F#m C#m E G#m
I’m flyin’ up to let you see
F#m C#m E B
That the shadow cast is me

[Chorus]
I know that
A C#m
Ooh,
B                          B
Birds fly in every direction
A C#m
Ooh,
B
I hope to see you again
A C#m
Ooh,
B                          B
Birds fly in every direction
A C#m
Ooh,
B
So fly high, so fly high

[Outro]
A C#m
Ooh,
B
So fly high, so fly high
A C#m
Ooh,
B                          B
So fly high, so fly high

How to play Birds: key, chords and progression

Birds by Imagine Dragons sits in C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), and you need 6 chords to play it: A, C#m, B, F#m, E and G#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – A – C#m – B (VII – VI – i – VII in C♯ 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 F, Am, G, Dm, C, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯

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Birds chords: questions

What key is Birds in?

Birds by Imagine Dragons is in the key of C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Birds?

Birds uses 6 chords: A, C#m, B, F#m, E, G#m.

What is the chord progression of Birds?

The main progression is B – A – C#m – B (VII – VI – i – VII).

Is Birds easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes F, Am, G, Dm, C, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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