Izaak Opatz – Not Yet Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Izaak Opatz – Not Yet Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEC#mCmDEmajsus4F#mEmaj7sus4

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This is the chords of Not Yet by Izaak Opatz on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

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[Verse 1]
E                            
In high school, they told me 
    C#m
you gotta go to college
E                        
Because those blue-collar
           Cm   C#m
 jobs don't exist anymore
E                            C#m
In college, I learned that a 
 C#m
four-year degree
            D                      
Is about as useful as a high school 
 E
diploma was before
E                       C#m
Some of my friends got jobs 

in coffee shops
E                           
Some fell to making music or 
 E
writing poems
E                       C#m
Some took out loans and went 

back to school
D                  Emajsus4* Emajsus4
Some of them just went home	

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[Bridge]
F#m        Emaj7sus4
Me, I was afraid of getting stuck
F#m        Emaj7sus4
Everybody said don't 

get anybody pregnant
F#m                   Emaj7sus4
And don't get a job in front of a 

computer screen
	

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[Verse 2]
E                    C#m
You've got your whole life ahead of you
E                    Cm   C#m
Enjoy it while you still can
E                            
That's what everybody told me,
C#m
 as if youth were the last
D                  Emajsus4* Emajsus4
Gasp inside a plastic bag
E                    C#m
So I clung to my freedom greedily
E                         Cm   C#m
I cut up all the credit cards they sent me
E                    C#m
I kept my distance from long-term leases
D                  Emajsus4* Emajsus4
I wanted a dog, but I never got one	

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How to play Not Yet: key, chords and progression

Not Yet by Izaak Opatz is centred on F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 7 chords: E, C#m, Cm, D, Emajsus4, F#m and Emaj7sus4.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C#m – E – C#m – D (v – VII – v – VI in F♯ minor). 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 D, Bm, Bbm, C, Dmaj7, Em (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Emaj7 chord on guitar (021100)
Emaj7E G♯ B D♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

Not Yet chords: questions

What key is Not Yet in?

Not Yet by Izaak Opatz is centred on F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Not Yet?

Not Yet uses 7 chords: E, C#m, Cm, D, Emajsus4, F#m, Emaj7sus4.

What is the chord progression of Not Yet?

The main progression is C#m – E – C#m – D (v – VII – v – VI).

Is Not Yet easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Bm, Bbm, C, Dmaj7, Em (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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