This is the chord progression of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia – How Did They Know on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[Verse] F#mFaug
How did they know that my wife took it all? A/ED#dim
And I’m not researching roles, how did they know? F#mFaug
Ziggy, if you hear me, take me far, far from here. A/ED#dim
Let me leap to ’89, that was a better year.
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[Chorus] F#mFaug
I miss my old Camaro and my mansion in Van Nuys. A/E
Wish I still hung with Nash Bridges, played D#dim
poker with the ‘Fall Guy’.
[Outro] DAB
Oh Ziggy, can you see my tears? ZIGGY! F#m
Leap me far, far from here.
How to play How Did They Know: key, chords and progression
How Did They Know by It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia is built around E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 7 chords in all: F#m, Faug, A/E, D#dim, D, A and B.
The progression the song keeps returning to is F#m – Faug – A/E – D#dim (ii – ♭II – IV – vii° in E major). 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 Em, Ebaug, G, C#dim, C, A (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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How Did They Know chords: questions
What key is How Did They Know in?
How Did They Know by It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).
What chords are in How Did They Know?
How Did They Know uses 7 chords: F#m, Faug, A/E, D#dim, D, A, B.
What is the chord progression of How Did They Know?
The main progression is F#m – Faug – A/E – D#dim (ii – ♭II – IV – vii°).
Is How Did They Know easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Em, Ebaug, G, C#dim, C, A (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).
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